Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-08-21
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rion for the purpose OF !mpTessiHS 'iie
Turkish government is rot worth much.
Turkey is best with its head off.
Rev. w. w. Moore of Malvern, evil
t.ently believes In good works as ad-
iunctive to faith. The Malvern street
fair management having admitted
number of vile shows Rev. Moore UNI
l,lertook the task of renovating the VII
age and had the sand to complete the
Job thoroughly in the face of considera-
BILE opposition on the part OF the pusl-
ness men of the town.
| A Chicka saw county bee farmer is
said TO have 1876 stands OF bees and the
ioutput will be about seventy-five
pounds per hive, or 1876 pounds
which at 10 cents per pound yields
revenue of 1887. It's pity the poet
ical Mr. Watts could not have lived to
see each shining hour thus improved.
1t is much to Van Buren, county's
credit that a saloon petition failed to
secure 80 per cent of the signatures OF
voters.
| According to the figures of the city
assessor. the number and value OF
horses in Minneapolis shows a consid-
cradle increase over last year, but
cows, sheep and pigs show a decrease.
The number of horses reported TO the
assessor is 446.S05. or 1920 more thah
last wear The number of COWS on the
rolls Is 2,173. being 800 less than for
YEAR ago. There are forty-two pigs
! and thirty-six sheep in the city.
A Chicago man whose right hand Of
Tended" cut it off because the Bible
told him to. He left the left hand pre-
sumably to pluck out his right eye
with should that organ grow offensive.
The doctors saved his life for some rea-
son.
The Pioneer Press asks a question for
Ramsey county. Minnesota, when
might be made applicable to several
Iowa counties. 1t notes that our naval
authorities in Samoa. following the
usual practice OF both the army ana
the navy In our island possessions, are
building a system of good roads thru
Tutuila and have employed scientific
road builder TO carry out the WORK.
Cuba, Porto Rico. the Philippines, Iu-
tuila and even Guam have hard. per-
manert roads and are getting more and
/ more Of them every day. But Ramsey
county, Minnesota, IS content with the
jsame sort of roads that We're invented
lin the forests of Germany In the days
/ of Charlemagne and adopted by the
i pioneers because they knew no better;
but which have given place In every
Icivilized country, except western and
southern America. to roads bullt Tor
speed and heavy loads. Why Is 1t that
Ramsey county must be behind Samoa
land the Philippines in one of the most
Essential factors in civilization, the
Imeans of communication and transpor-
tation for all the output of the farms!
The prohibition against saloonists as
members of the knights of Pythias Is
Isaid by Sioux City Pythian TO have
undesirable by that organization. The
next move should be TO prohibit the
politicians.
Secretary Shaw, who had invited
large party to see the yacht races with
him from a revenue cutter. failed to ar
lrive. Somewhere out in the wilds his
car was sidetracked and the secretary
arrived too late for yesterdays race
Is this ominous of what may happen Il
Ibis vice presidential '1oom-when i
booms?
Just the Thing-"I am told, madam
. said the visitor, that you have severa
marriaseable daughters. l am presiden
OF the College of Cookery, and
thought YOU
MY daughters do not need to leari
cooking" interrupted Mrs. Rich. ''rhe,
win be able TO hire all the servants the,
need
Exactly. madam. but our specia
course will teach them how to keep ;
cook" -Philadelpiia fress'
+ Judge Gregor, OF AlDaHS, N. IL iitt.
set an excellent example by establish
ing a rule that no foreigner shall OBJ
tain naturalization papers who as We
can not read. write or speak the Amer
lean language. OF course this refers Il
what are called second papers" issue
at the completion of five years resi-
I dence. The man who has during five
: years shown so little interest in tn
concerns of American citizenship tina
he has failed to acquire any commant
OF the language of the country deserve
no charter of adoption as citizen
Governor Lanham. of Texas, hlmsel
strong prohibitionist, is much inter
ested in the temperance wave which
2 sweeping over the Lone Star state. AL
, ready 1870 counties have voted tota
: prohibition, ffty-nine others are dry II
spots, and in only tifty-seven Is llquo
sold unrestrictedly.
"I dislike that Miss Jones. She seem
double faced
Impossible, or she'd be wearing TN
other one -Chapailai'
Minnesota newspapers are sasih
complimentary things Of Professor /
: D. Tucker, the new president or ID
Memorial University at Mason Guy
!. These newspapers say his frenoS
Minnesota rejoice at his advancement
and probably few more heartily ina