Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-11-02
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Vote with the majority for the ma
jority Tuesday.
Perhaps it would be just as we'll for
the farmers to lose a day from the
cornfield Tuesday and make sure of
being able to husk Accent corn for a
few more years.
Every farmer knows that corn
makes hogs. He should also remem-
Der that hogs at republican prices lift
mortgages.
The merchants of st. Louis have
raised an effective barrier against fur
Their runs on st. Louis banks by adj
yertising their willingness to accept all
certificates of deposits and savings
bank books as cash for any amount
from $40 to $1,000. Further than a
means of restoring confidence to st.
Louis depositors 1t is a splendid COM
pliment to our banking system.
Iowa voters should remember that
| Tuesdays election touches the United
States senatorial succession.
Mr.. Sullivan probably views the
coming election as the patient looks
upon an operation for appendicitis. 1t
may hurt some. but it will be relief
20 know 1t is all over.
Analysing the causes of failures In
| the United States in 1902. American
| Industries finds that OF the 9,971 fall
ures 20 per cent were due to incompe-
tence, 80 per cent to lack of capital, II
per cent to special circumstances beyond
the business mans control, 10 per cent
| to fraud and per cent to inexperi-
ence Lack of capital, 1t appears, is
the most dangerous factor in the BUSH
ness life, as it is the greatest obstacle
to getting into business. Incompetence,
together with inexperience, which
amounts to incompetence, accounts for
a very large percentage of failures. II
| to incompetence and inexperience we
| dQa uIlMlSc SlCditS, We anu e1idl oo
per cent of failures are explained. 1t
amounts to this. in brief. that nearly
third of those who fail in business
are not we'll qualified for 1t; another
third try to do too large business.
and the rest fail by reason of fraud,
competition, extravaganza, neglect,
failures of others. speculation and
causes beyond the wisest mans con-
troll.
Now that the Montana copper mines
have been closed indefinitely. what are
we to do for green peas2
According to the Parkersburg
Eclipse, the disturbed state of politics
in Butler county over senatorial mat
tiers will prevent any more republican
speeches in that county during the
balance of the campaign.
It's an Ill wind that blows nobody
good. The exactions of labor leaders
and the carnival of strikes in Chicago
have set manufacturers looking for
outside locations and the smaller cities
are likely to profit by the losses OF the
metropolis.
Next Tuesday night Jerry will know
how John L. felt on similar occa-
sion.
Dowie's half million dollar trip to
New York has turned out a fiat faiurd
and the prophet is money out" The
whole kit and Doodle of the Disguised
army of Zion are to transhipped to
Chicago Monday. New York laughed
Dowie out of town.
Perhaps an army of intervention
might rid Texas of yellow fever. 1t
had that effect on Cuba.
The difficulty experienced in getting
the democratic party to swallow Bry-
an appears to have been overcome by
giving his name to brand of whisky.
Yes. there will be some high foot
balls on the Davenport field tomor-
lrow-Davenport Democrat.
And some feet of high balls after the
game.
Do you feel mean tired, tagged out,
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