Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-23

Hawkeye and the bre thren may dry
their tears and should read the news
papers Brother Jarnagin is, not buried
hut translated to the higher plane OF
daily journalism as editor and owner OF
the Cedar Falls Daily Record. See files
OF the T.-R. of May for further particu-
lars.
The Doctor-You re6a.d society as
merely machine, do YOU What part
os the machinery DO YOU consider me
Tor instance?
The Professor-You are one of the
orariks Chicago Tribune.
a recently published table of the
British census gives the respective ages
of all the married couples in the king
dom There is one husband of 80 years
who has wife of p, while three hus-
bands ranging in age from So to 70
have secured wives of % Elderly
wives and youthful husbands are rarer
and the greatest disparity in this direc-
son is between a wife Of 65 years and
der husband of 20. The oldest couple
in the list are aged 100 and 80 years
res pectively. while the youngest pair
have only numbered l6 and Is sum
mers. respectively.
The Davenport Times says the Des
Mones Capital is following an ancient
custom of the Nonpareil by printing a
weekly lay sermon in its editorial coi-
umns and thinks lin this age of spe-
calization one would think a newspa-
per editor would have all that he could
&c to keep within his own field withou,
attempting to write sermons"
The plan of a colossal company to in
sure employers agains: loss by strikes
is said to be under consideration by the
National Association of Manufacturers
The projectors of the new association
disavow all purpose of coercion; but ii
is part of their plan to protect and
indemnify individual workmen against
coercion, intimidation and injury By
strikers. The fund will he drawn upon
the compensate non union workmen
for physical injuries and financial loss,
,as Well as to replace CAPITAL destroyed
in strike.
1t all depends upon the ability to SER
moniZe and the necessities of the sub
scribers. There are many editors more
fitted to preach than euit and many
preachers who might b.. better news
PAPER men than preachers. However
I'm this age of specialization one would
think that one editor would have all
he could do to keep one paper up to
the mark.
The Mexican postal department has
taken a new and move. means of in
forming the public of the weather bull
letins given out by the weather bureau
Every letter which passes thru the Of
flee is now stamped with the indica-
tons for the next twenty four hours.
This stamping is done a. The same time
that the postage stamps on the letters
are cancelled and the receiving stamp
affixed.
Not Success.-Lowc Comedy -
Hamm made his debut in vaudeville
last night.
Hi Tragedy-Yes. Il was mono
lcgue. wasn't 1t?
Lowe Comedy-Not exactly. Hamm
intended it to be. but the audience
chimed in with few choice remarks
before it got fairly started.
Philadelphia Press.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette urges the
need of an ordinance to prevent alleged
medicines being scattered over the
porches of city homes by irresponsible
distributors. This is emphasized by an
instance In Omaha, where a number of
children were rendered seriously i'll ana
several narrowly escaped death. The
Times Republican has several times
called attention to the danger of care
less distribution of patent medicine
samples.