Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-27
Man at the Crank:
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The first cleanup of the reform ak in
New York City is a saving of Sl0o00o
year in salaries. Scores of sinecures
lave been chopped off.
The English liberals and American
democrats seem to be in the same boat.
Both are without leader and fail to
agree on one. Both Rosebery and Bryan
are greeted in turn with cheers and
groans. Both are without a platform,
and don't know how to find one. They
cont know what they want nor where
they're at, and both are just drifting
along, waiting for chance to be saved.
Here We air. Extra! Extra! '-yells
the newsboy "Turrible murder IN the
city, two for a nickel" and the passer-
by wonders at the cheapness of murder.
Poe Leo at 80 years of age is kept busy
denying the reports of his speedy death
Once a week the reporters tell us he Is
near his end, and the poor old man tear
correspondents letter from Rome on
Christmas day showed the aged pontiff
at that date not at ali i'll and feeble, but
alert and active, receiving all the great
dIgnitaries of the church and looking
after the details of his business with
out apparent fatigue. Now that he has
lived so good and useful a life it's q
shame 10 play such CHASTITY jokes.
The great snowfall is big windfall
for Iowa. 1t is one of those things that
make Iowa great as a crop raiser.
some people" said Uncle Eben. gifts
de reputation o bein' modest an re-
trim, when as q matter O. fact dey is toe
lazy to git out an show whut dey
kin do" Washington Star.
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The chaplain of the New York assem-
lily lifted up his voice the other day ano
Irayed as follows: And Lord, we
thank Thee for the great riches anc
beauties of this great Empire state. we
thank Thee for the great lakes, with
til cir argosies of ships, our broad rivers
with their mills and industry on theii
shores, and for the sleepy canals, with
their slow moving canal boats Laugh
ter and applause followed.
With a record of u below zero, the
9th of January stands at the top of the
list for the bottom of the thermometer
49,
Leonard Reeder, of Quincy, Ill.,, one OF
the few men now living who witnessed
the battle of Waterloo, eiGhty-sevel
wears ago, will celebrate on Tuesday his
1O2d birthday.
Prince Henry's coming visit to tn,
United States has greater significance
than the mere demonstration of friendly
| feeling existing between the two gov
ernments. 1t is proof of the command
ing position attained by this country II
the family of nations. Several years ag'
or before the Spanish war the German
emperor would not have thoughtl !
worth while to send across to us such
messenger OF goodwill. The contempt
| for Uncle Sam at that time showed it
self later in the conduct of Admiral Del
arichs in Manila harbor. But now 1t Is
different.
The wages of sin is-the shame of tn
police court. Friday night IN De-
Moines the police secreted themselves
and raided long suspected disorderl!
house, capturing four frightened mel
and four frantic women, three of whom
are said to be married women.
That great scheme of Hobson's for
| leave of absence for the purpose of eX
plotting the public in lecture tour hai
been wisely nipped in the bud.
There are many professional "be'
hunters in the western and southwest
| ern parts of Texas. Small caves ant
dark recesses formed by shelving rocl
abound along the tributaries of the Tex
an rivers. They are the natural hive
of the wild bees, and take the place o
the hollow tree trunks of the forest re