Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-01
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to the names on the church roll. But it
is worthy of mention that of this num-
Der thirty-one are women (young and
clder) and one young man. Here's
chance for an argument for those who
Ike to discuss unusual features OF So
ciety Now the writer does not know
what percentage of church membership
in this church is male, but he does know
the usual congregation Sunday morning
consists of about four women to one
man. This result is obtained by actual
count while they are singing the hymns,
also that this female preponderance ey-
tends to the members of the choir.
Query. What's the matter with the
men in that town?
And here's another revival item: On
ly this week four girls under II We're
baptised by immersion previous to be-
ing admitted into the membership OF
the church in the town of -----. The
ceremony was performed In tank IN
The church, in cold water. so one OF the
shivering young women said, and then
covered with cloaks or waterproofs,
these wet, chilled-thru young girls
walked three blocks on a winters night
to a house before they changed their
wet garments. Now all'this or none of
the Looker-on's business. He doesn't
belong to that church. but In the name
of common decency he has right 10
call attention to such hazardous pro-
ceeding 1t is perfectly safe to assume
that the minister in charge would not
drive his horse into cold water on
winters night and then walk him three
blocks to the stable before rubbing him
down and blanketing him. If the par
ents of these girls owned four sheep,
they would not dip" them during
February night. But as one good wom-
an, who was a sort of mother to the
whole crowd and rushed them double
quick Gown to the house for dry clothes,
said to the writer the next morning:
"You see, 1T didn't hurt them, they are
all right this morning." So are several
people who We're in the railroad wreck
near Clifford.
| Great is Hicks and his weather
| prophecies. about this time look out
| for the worst storms of the winter" Oh,
! yes, brother, we looked out and up to
a certain evening when this Is writ
/ ten we've had week of April spring
weather. But hold, Hicks was attending
to New England weather. They did
have the worst weather of the year.
Prince Henry had not heard from Hicks
or he would have put off his voyage and
not been q day late in arriving in New
York. Strange tho the planets, Hicks
planets got things so mixed. Big snow
storm in New York, and mild ETHEREAL
| spring in Iowa, this on the same week
in each place. And the same old moon,
| being just in the right condition to
prophecy two kinds Of weather. Still
it's an even thing to bet on, that before
| this gets into type Hicks will chit it, in
Iowa. After all let US have charity for
even a weather prophet It's big
country for him to attend to.
The recent hotel fires in the big cities
have caused the travelling men 10 in
Guire into the cause of so many of our
Iowa hotels being without fire escapes
and other protection for their guests.
1t Is notorious that in the larger cities
and some of the smaller towns that if a
/ fire breaks out in some of these frame
i or brick veneered buildings the sleep
ing guest is only saved by good luck
! Some the starways are almost irnpos-
sible to find when one has plenty OF
time to indulge in hunt for them, and
during the excitement attendant on q
fire, would be almost impossible to To-
cate. Again, where some hotels have
furnaces for heating purposes, they are
sure to cause fire sooner or later. from
faulty construction. All these things
the hotel men and travelling public well
know. And the only reason why the
danger is continued year after year, Is
simply because of lack of sentiment &c
protect guests by law, making fire es-
capes and other preparations for an
Ioutbreak of fire simply an ordinance
of any incorporated town. The code
states plainly such towns have the pow
err Any town can pass an ordinance
compelling property owners to provide
for fire escapes, ETC., on all public build
ings. In some cases towns have passed
such ordinances, only to be null an6
void for lack Of enforcement. What is
needed Is for cities and towns to make
and enforce fire protection laws, in re-
gard to public buildings now in oul
towns. and he passage of a state law
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fire escapes, etc, at the time of erection
of such buildings. The probabilities arr
that nothing will be done in this mat
ter till we have genuine hotel fire hor-
ror. and a score or more human beings
, lose their lives.
With the present craze for athletics
In our colleges well built, husky young
fellow is pretty sure to graduate witt
honors. Furthermore If said yount
: man has an acquired or natural lxnowl-
edge of the science" that goes witt
muscle, if he is capable of being {
, coach or captain of some team, he no
only graduates with honors, but car
>, be In receipt of a good salary While NJ
is q student. Furthermore after grad
. uation, he can at once get yearly pc
sition as trainer for college teams at ;
. salary much more than the young min
i lister, doctor or lawyer is capable o
4 earning. All this is we'll known and onl.
t old fogies object to such a state CT aft
, fairs. But when it comes to the i'm
PRODUCTION of such college practices int
high school affairs, some parents arr
inclined to object. What a howl woul'
I come up from the principal, the teach
:, ers and even the school trustees if tn
Iooker-on should say in this column
that in the town of -, they'r
st it," That in this town, great biz
: no pound hoy" is now in the higl
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