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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Billiards and the Bible.
IChicago chronicle

Evanston, Chicago's sedate educa-
tional suburb, is going to play billiards.
The game is to be guileless. No wa
gers, seen or unseen. No buffet to lead
into temptation of bibulousness. The
conversation is to be godly and the lit
erature for those VINO wait their turn
is to be chiefly the Bible.
There is no better book in the world
to read when resting in intervals of
billiard playing than the Bible. 1t is
the best book in the world to read at
all times and under all circumstances.
First. because it contains the maxi
mum of moral truth; secondly, because
the maximum of moral truth is embod-
led in a literary setting of perpetual
and paramount charm, and at billiards
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
A thin Mind.


[Chicago Inter ocean,
In tn current issue of his Commoner
w. j. Bryan publishes an open letter to
Theodore Roosevelt. In it he censures
the president for endeavorng to pre-
vent in future such offenses as the So
called beef trust is accused OF commit
ting rather than attempting to punish
the offenses that it may have COM
mitted in the past
Following his custom of imputing
base motives to all whose methods he
can not comprehend, Mr.. Bryan insin-
yates that because of their party con-
tributions, or their political influence,
or their wealth, or their social respect
ability, the president fears to enforce
the criminal law against the beef trust
magnates, and therefore suffers them
to escape punishment.
IF you are going to 'shackle cum
ming, Mr.. Bryan informs Mr.. Roose-
welt, you will have to shackle it with
criminal laws. A prison cell will prove
more effective in the prevention of mo-
nopoly than judgements or DEGREES for
the payment of money"
Well let us see how Mr.. Bryan's
prison cell method has worked in prac-
tice There is the interstate commerce
law, with penalties just as severe as
those of the antitrust act. Many
states, including Mr.. Bryan's own, have
even have drastic statutes against
monopoly. Republican, democratic,
and populist officials have tried their
hands at enforcing these statutes. Have
these criminal laws prevented the
growth of trusts or filled the prisons
with monopolists? They have not, and,
for reasons that every practical man
understands, they can not.
The whole tendency of modern juris-
prudence and legislation is to seek to
prevent crimes where possible rather
than wait until they are committed and
then punish them. So we have laws
aimed to catch the vagrant boy and to
prevent him from becoming a criminal,
instead of waiting until he robs house
and then sending him to prison.
So likewise the aim of the clearest-
headed thinkers is to curb the evils and
prevent the offenses of trusts rather
than to wait until they are committed
and then seek to punish them. That is
what the president is doing, and that is
why his legal advisers have preferred
| to use the preventive rather than the
punitory powers of the anti trust laws
| 1t is characteristic, however, of the
shallowness of Mr.. Bryan's mind and OF
| the childishness of his mental processes
| that he should clamor for punishment
where real punishment is practically
| impossible and to sheer at prevention
where prevention is the only effective
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

more shall be entitled to four repre-
sentatives and one additional for each
sc. 900 in excess of 100000. Under the
rroposed constitution the senate Will
consist of forty-fve members instead of
twenty four as at present no county to
have less than two. There are eight
counties only in Connecticut. The pres
ent house of representatives is made of
255 members. Under the proposed con-
stitution the number will be 25i. the re-
districting of seats being favorable to
the large cities of the state.
A Pioneer Press cartoon represents
Uncle Sam showing John Bull a COW
and saying. John, you know that the
American mule is first in war-et me
introduce the American COW, first in
peace
The Usual Outcome. = jerks -
Haven't you and that neighboring
farmer settled your differences yet"
Farmer Akers-No, but our lawyers
have settled.
Jenks-Settled? How?
Farmer Akers-On our farms.
Catholic Standard and Times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

n!ty carries with 1t the landlords right
to evict Entirely without malice afore-
thought he has been guilty and the evil
cence of crime is now domiciled within
his dwelling against the fervid protests
Of the plain mandates of the lease. He
refuses to move and has served the
owner with an intention to defend d
suit at law for possession. He proposes
to test the legal rights of landlords to
cut off the propaga ton of the human
species. He wishes to know where he
is at.
The theory of the dissenting tenant
is that it is the duty of every good citi-
zen to raise more good citizens and that
the contract in the lease is against
good public policy and indefensible at
chants, lawyers, doctors, chiefs and
that the increase OF population means
increase Of national wealth and
strength. Aside from any private
moral or legal right he may have to
rear family, he. is, from patriotic
principle, opposed 10 the wholesale sup
preston of the race contemplated by
the owners of Des Moines flats. Conse-
quently he will fight the case in court.
1t is to be hoped for the world at
large as well as for the future of Des
Moines that he will succeed in his de-
tense. Des Moines especially should be
deeply interested. She has a stake in
the contest. 1t means much to her flu
ture. People born in Des Moines en-
cure life there better than those born
elsewhere and are less liable to take
advantage of her unparalleled railroad
facilities. If the decision is favorable
to the tenant Des Moines may soon
reach the $4,000 reputation hoped for
az the last census.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Freak Pineapple in Market.
IChica 90 Trihune

A freak pineapple, which is said to
be q record breaker of its kind, was re-
ceived Thursday from Florida by II. P.
Stanley & Co., of South Water street,
commission merchants. On the stalk
ten little pines are growing, while a
normal stalk produces only one. The
freaks are perfect in form and color,
but not much larger than goose eggs.
Former Mayor Swift, who owns fruit
farm in Florida, examined the odd
growth and pronounced it the most in
teresting freak he ever had seen. On
his own farm he once had a stalk with
seven pines, but the latest specimen
breaks the record so far as is known.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
{. uys1ER,cAI AMNESTY.

THAT in a frenzy Of qualification over
the accomplishment of Cuban liberty
and independence the new government
proclaimed a general amnesty to crlmi-
nails and opened the doors OF It's Jaiis
md prisons to a general delivery OF
their inmates appears to have oeeh
10th unnecessary and unwise. 10 cele-
brate liberty by turning loose upon SO
ciety thousands of the wolves VINO
make it their prey seems much more
historical than sensible. Wise obserV-
ers of history will see sufficient danger
and difficulty before the new republic
in its mixed and uneducated population
without wholesale additions to its al
ready large criminal class. In the eff
fervescence of their enthusiasm and JOY
the Cubans extended liberty beyond the
bounds set by good judgment and pub
lie polity.
To the people of the United State a
regrettable incident of the universal
prison eviction is the liberation of the
postal thieves Nicely and Rathbone.
Convicted and sentenced to ten years,
The action of the Cuban government
frees them from the consequences OF
their crimes so far as the term of inn
rrisonment is concerned, sets them free
to enjoy the fruits of their populations.
and renders valueless the effort and eX-
,enditure of the United States govern
! 1nent contingent upon their capture and
conviction.
These men should remain eSpatri-
ated Their crime caused worldwide
scandal and cast discredit upon their
country which had trusted and honored
them. Here there should be no condo
ration of their offense. The hysteria of
forgiveness and amity toward crime
Into which the Cubans seem to have
worked themselves does not change the
facts that the Nicely Rathbone postal
frauds were open theft and most en-
parrassing to the American govern
ment. Let the perpetrators remain in
Cuba with the other beneficiaries OF
wholesale Jail delivery. The United
States has no use for them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Wanted,

We would like to ask. thru the col
umns of your paper, if there is any
person who has used Green's August
Flower for the cure of indigestion,
dyspepsia and liver troubles that has
not been cured-and we also mean their
results, such as sour stomach. fermen-
tation of food, habitual costiveness,
nervous dyspepsia, headaches. de-
spondent feelings, sleeplessness-in
fact, any trouble connected with the
stomach or liver? This medicine has
been sold for many years in all civi.
lized countries, and we wish to cor
respond with you and send you one of
our books free of cost If you never
tried August Flower, try one bottle
first. We have never known of
its failing. If SO, something more SER
ious is the matter with you. Ask your
Oldest druggist
G. G. GREEN, Woodbury., N ].
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
LITTLE INTEREST IN A MEASURE.

Nothing illustrates the varying
moods of the people better than the
present indifference as to the anti
anarchy bill before congress. The
house has just passed measure de-
signed to punish the crime of killing
few readers have given it more than a,
passing glance: whereas, when the
crime was fresh in the minds of the
people, it would have been taken up
and carefully considered and perhaps
keenly criticized. Ietit is evident that
the urgency or present need of a cor
receive measure of this kind is as great
as in the hour of the untimely death of
the lamented Mckinley. 1t was only
the other day that a woman was ar
rested with revolver in her posses
sion who was on her way TO see Presi-
dent Roosevelt. What the outcome
would have been had she not been
thwarted it is difficult TO say, yet an
attempt at assassination was the most
natural or suggestive probability. This
incident attracted but little attention
now that the people are not excited
upon the subject. The present indif-
ference shows that the nation is like
an individual in this respect, agitated
on one point of interest today and in
different tomorrow.
The bill which finally passed the
house Is moderate one and such as
the difficulty of meeting the problem
suggests. 1t imposes the death penalty
on any person who criminally kills the
president or any of his legal success
tons, ambassadors and ministers of
foreign states accredited to the United
States. Attempts to kill these officials
resulting In injuries which cause death
are punished by life imprisonment If
death does not result, five years i'm
prisonment will be meted out. These
are the salient features of the meas
ure.
1t is probable that more good will be
accomplished by the adoption of pre-
ventive measures, such as will result
from the efforts of the secret service.
1t would be much better to use precau-
tionary measures to the utmost thar to
rely upon a statute for Furnishing the
crime after ;ts committal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Mra4ez9
Virulent Cancer Cured.

Startling proof of a wonderful adj
vance in medicine is given by Druggist
G. w. Roberts, of Elizabeth, w. Va. An
old man there had long suffered with
what good doctors pronounced incur
able cancer They believed his case
hopeless till he used Electric Bitters
and applied Bucklen's Arnica Salve
which treatment completely cured him
When Electric Bitters are used to ex-
pell bilious, kidney and microbe poisons
at the same time this salve exerts iii
matchless healing power, blood dis
eases skin eruptions. ulcers and sores
vanish. Bitters so cents, salve 25 cents
at George Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
because the scripture is especially apt

because the scripture is especially apt
in that game.
The pastime of billiards was devei-
oped out of what was the original base
ball The game enjoys the distinction
of having been a favorite when knight
hood was in flower. 1t also comes
down with approval of sacred tradl-
ton. In medieval monasteries 1T re-
freshed mind and hands, giving IN
| crease of skill in the dim scriptori-
UNI" where patient labor preserved
the classics of antiquity for mocern
culture.
Our cloistral suburb on the north
shore does well to adopt billiards
purged of offense. Let the players play
to win and ponder the sacred texts
when their antagonists are winning
Meanwhile, let them not fail to watch
| the count.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
FORTY ACRES FOR A STEAK.
A Missourian in Denver Traded a
Wayne County Farm for Juicy Por-
+erbotca
Denver Times.1

[Denver Times
One of MIssouri's landed gentry was
in the police court Tuesday morning.
He was penniless, but he had deeds to
100 acres of land. He came to Den
yer yesterday and had LAO acres then,
but he traded a forty-acre tract for
porterhouse steak. Realizing he was
becoming somewhat eXtravagant. he
concluded to economic by sleeping IN
box car, where he was found by pa
trolman, who arrested him and charged
him with vagrancy.
Few men would dare tell such tale
as that lest the court might fine them
for lying" remarked Judge Thomas, as
he carefully examined the deeds and
abstracts of title, together with a pat
ent issued by James Buchanan and a
name which the prisoner claimed as his
own, seemed to be the one in which the
title was vested.
The prisoner told the court that he
went to n Larimer street restaurant
and, after vainly trying to procure food
in return for work, he happened to
think about the broad acres he had
back in Wayne county. Missouri.
II been a payin' taxes on that land
nigh on to twenty years, judge, and l
thought | could spare q forty acre tract
better than TO go hungry. 1t took me a
good while to convince the restaurant
man that the tract was mine, but when
did he called Il notary and paid the
costs of transfer. Then he said he
would give rec porterhouse steak, all
tho | ony asked for meal.
"a member of the landed aristocracy
of old Missouri said the court, should
not part with his patrimony in such a
reckless manner. That's lot of land
to give for steak"
But l was powerful hungry, judge.
and the steak was a mighty big one.
Then there were potatoes"
The bills of fare of Larimer street
restaurants are not admissible as evil
dence in this court" Interrupted his
honor. Being from Missouri, you no
doubt possess the customary propensity
for requiring things to be demonstrated
to you, therefore, if you require it, pa
trolman Will escort you to the city
limits"
mo thanks, judge said the land
poor Missourian, as he limped from the
court room and headed for ST. Louis.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
O'Shaugnessy's Rare Presence of Mind
philadelphia Times.l

Thomas Barry. a Boston lawyer, was
recently examining Patrick O'Shaug
messy, a Celtic witness in the Boston
municipal court, in suit having to do
with an accident on the street cars.
Here is fragemnt of the information
ELECTED by Lawyer Barry's advice that
the witness tell the story in his own
words:
well, the man fell in tn street as
the carr passed; thin tn carr stop
ped, an we all ran out. The cr-rowd
gathered ar-round TIL man an shout
ed: He's kilt! He's kilt! Thin OF
jumped in, pulled a dozen of the spal-
poems out NV tn way, an yells at EN-:
'Yez thick heads, yez! If tn mans kilt,
why in hivvin's name don't yez stand
to wan side an let him have br'reath
of oil
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Snrina Fever.

Spring fever is another name for a
torpid liver and inactive bowels. II
neglected, serious illness may follow
such symptoms. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers remove all danger by stimulat-
ing the liver, opening the bowels and
cleansing the system of impurities
Safe pills. George p. Powers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Low Summer Rates to St. Paul and
MINNEAPOLIS

The Iowa Central railway has placed
ticket son sale at very low rates to ST.
Paul and Minneapolis and Minnesota
resorts good returning to Oct. 81 The
summer resorts of Minnesota are SUI
perior to any in the country. and With
the unusual opportunities offered In the
way of low rates, all should take a trip
for health. pleasure or recreation. Fine
fishing. Consult Iowa Central agents
for further particulars.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Whoopinu Couah.

MY little son had an attack of
whooping cough and was threatened
with pneumonia; but for Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy we would have had a
serious time of it. 1t also saved him
from several severe attacks of Group
H. J. Strickfaden, editor World-Herald,
Fair Haven, Wash. For sale by drug
piatS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
To Boston end Return at One Fare

road, for Christian Scientists meeting
in June. Tickets on sale June II, IL
and IA. with extended return limit OF
July 81. Write John Y. Callahan, gem
eral agent, III Adams street, Chicago,
for detailed information.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

# produces wonderful effect upon
the human system. Indescribable feel
inss of pleasure go leaping and bound
ing thru your body after taking Rocky
Mountain Tea. Mcbride e. Will Drug
Company.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
Excursion Rates to Chautauqua As.
een,bIv at Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Via the Northwestern line. Excursion
tickets will be sold at reduced rates
June Is to July O. inclusive, limited to
return until July 5, inclusive. Apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern rail-
waV.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

In the opinion OF the Cedar Rapids
Republican. there never was a better
time in which to live than just now,
and it is the business of this generation
to try to do its work so that the gener-
alton that comes after may make the
same boast for it's age that we make
for ours"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.


IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Washington Press has noticed
that there are several ways of paying
bills. A great many are paid with re-
luctance."
In the opinion OF the Cedar Rapids
Republican, there never was a better
time in which to live than just now,
and it is the business of this generation
to try to do its work so that the gener-
alton that comes after may make the
same boast for it's age that we make
for ours
Noting that Governor Taft tells Pope
Leo that our government tolerates no
Union of church and state and that the
Catholic church will have to take care
CT itself under American administration
in the Philippines the Dubuque Times
remarks: 1T has done this very well
under American administration in the
United States"
What sort of reception, the DAY.
cnport Republican wonders, will Dom
Paul Kruger receive when he returns
tc South Africa? He served his people
Il dirty trick"
The Davenport Times declares ut is
becoming clearer to people every day
that, if the cities are well governed, the
ration will take care of itself"
The Des Moines Register declares
that this month of May just past is the
only one within the forty-seven years
he has not seen frost. The Davenport
Democrat observes in this connection:
He is living in the wrong town. The
weather is all right"
"a trip thru the country makes one
hopeful" asserts the Muscatine Jour-
nal such broad fields of growing
crops promise year of great prosper
ity. With big yields on the farm BUSH
ness is made active all along the line.
Railroads are busy, labor is employed,
prices are lower and more is consumed.
The year of plenty on the farm is usu-
ally the year Of comfort turnout the
land"
Says the Sioux City Tribune: 1.-THE
report is now that General Miles has
escaped again. He is the Dewet of this
administration and it is about his time
to have farm stocked for him"
The Waterloo Courier predicts that
'rhe prohibition party, as such, will
never cut much of figure either in the
state or the nation, because there is not
valid reason for its existence"
The Des Moines Capital warns re
publican who are chosen delegates to
the Iowa republican convention should
beware of the mugwump who, in COM
ing over to the republican party, is at
tempting to bring his principles with
him, principles that under Cleveland
ruined the country financially"
iowa political prohibitionists also
have hopes but they are a mighty
roor substitute for votes" says the
| Gate City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The voters of Connecticut will be
called upon on June 16 to pass upon the
work of the constitutional convention
constitution as to representation in the
Legislature provides that each town
having a population Of less than 1000
shall have one representative, while
towns having a population Of more than
1000 and less than $4,000 shall be enti-
tied to two. Cities having a popula-
ton of more than $4,000 and less than
100000 shall be entitled to three, and
those having a population Of 100000 or
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The Des Moines Capital warns IRE
publican who are chosen delegates to
the Iowa republican convention should
beware of the mugwump who, in COM
ing over to the republican party, is at
him, principles that under Cleveland
ruined the country financially"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The Washington Press has noticed
that there are several ways of paying
bills. A great many are paid with re-
l;lctance"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The Waterloo Courier predicts that
The prohibition party, as such, will
never cut much of a figure either in the
state or the nation, because there is not
a valid reason for its existence"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

iowa political prohibitionists also
have hopes but they are a mighty
roor substitute for votes" says the
Gate City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The Des Moines Register declares
that this month of May just past is the
only one within the forty-seven years
of Iowa residence of the editor in which
he has not seen frost. The Davenport
Democrat observes in this connection:
He is living in the wrong town. The
weather is all right"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

Says the Sioux City Tribune: 1.-THE
report is now that General Miles has
escaped again. He is the Dewet of this
administration and it is about his time
to have a farm stocked for him."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The mausoleum built by Mrs. Jennie
T. Hobart for her husband, Vive- Pres
ident Carrot A. Hobart, in Cedar Lawn
cemetery. Paterson, New Jersey, was
dedicated Monday afternoon in the
presence of a few personal friends of
Mr.. Hobart. His body and those of his
three dead children, Fannie, who died
in Italy, and two who died while babies,
were placed in the mausoleum in the
forenoon. The tomb has been in the
and cost $4,000.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

The Davenport Times declares ut is
becoming clearer to people every day
that, if the cities are well governed the
ration will take care of itself"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-12

What sort of reception, the Dav-
cnport Republican wonders, will Dom
Paul Kruger receive when he returns
tc South Africa? He served his people
Il dirty trick"