Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-29
lowA OptNIOKs AND NOTES.

What has become Of all the Iowa
coal?' asks the Britt Tribune. They
are mining 10000 tons per day in the
state, but you can't buy anything but
Pennsylvania Sootiess. Kentucky
Smutless. Illinois Smokeiess and lndl-
ana Rurnless. and it all sells for a max
imunl of about Sc, ana there isn't aily
minimum. There is more Hooking VAL
ley coal sold in Iowa every day than
has been mined in the valley In the
past fifteen years, and still we sing
cheerily."
The Sioux City Journal nischiev-
ousiy suggests that as the names OF
men who Impersonated Santa Claus at
the church Christmas trees have been
reported in the newspapers Children
who were promised things they didn't
get should see these men In person.
The Hampton Chronicle says: The
Iowa City Republican is sofe at one
OF the members of the Iowa pharmacy
commission and rips the whole COM
mission up the back just for the sake
of trying to get even with the fellow
the paper does not Ike The Chronicle
thinks The work of the Republican
is very coarse
It is the opinion of the .sigourney
News that when a lawyer manufac-
lures evidence. or Yields undue In
fluence upon n jury or hinlers for a
paid fee the operation of STATUTES de-
signed for the protection of society, he
is guilty of as great venality and pub
lie corruption as the legislator or other
officer who accepts a bribe. He Is as
much a CRATER" as the professional
bootller."
Senator German, who IS anxious to
restore the honor OF the country might
begin by stopping ballot box stuffing in
Virginia." suggests the Dubuque Times.
.'T'here may be danger OF race sui
eide. but it does not seem TO have at
fected the ratio of a sucker Il minute
observes the Boone Republican.
According to the Manson Democrat
a circular from wholesale whisky
house SAYS: You are risking too much
when you uTlIlA luuittiatSii w iIShSs
and the Democrat sensibly lids. Say.
row, privately let us whisper this IN
your ear: You are riskirGs a devil
OF a lot when you drink any kind Of
whisky.
The Traer Star Clipper is lat a loss
to account for the fight against road
taxes and the objection to paying them
in cash, to be spent by the proper Of,
ficers in road work" The Star Clipper
believes "the road tax Stands next TO
the school tax in Importance but differs
in the fact that every dollar paid for
good roads comes back to the pocket
of the payer in cash advantages. 4
good road Will not only return its cost
in a short time, but will continue cash
dividends to users far in excess If
cost of maintenance so long as the
roads are kept up. The legislature Will
doubtless be urged TO modify the law.
There may be some features that can
be hettered but any reduction in the
amount of cash called for will be 50
much to the hurt and loss OF every
one concerned"
perhaps we shall not see the end CT
corruption until we begin to honor hon
est poverty, and to despise llgotterl
wealth, not in the Pckwicllian sense
of the words; until plain living ans
high thinking comes TO be something
more than a mere joke to us, remarks
the Burlington Hawkeye; until VIZ
measure man by different standards
and not sum up his career by the num-
| Der of figures with which his for
| tune IS written until we place ar
| Agassiz, who was too busy to make
money; a Summer, who refused temp
ling offers to lecture, because all his
| time belonged to. his state, above tho
great captains of industry. who noN
overtop all other Americans in the pub
| lie view"
The Glidden Graphic thinks "tlat
state agricultural society will make
/ mistake If 1t holds a fair next sum.
mer. 1t will entail almost certain
Iloss IN our Judgment. The good &C.
lcomplished would be far outweighes
by the harm produced by deficit. lie
the people go to st. Louis wher'
they will see the show OF their lives.
A kidney or bladder trouble can al
ways be cured by using F'oley's Kid
ney Cure in time. For sale by b. A
Morgan.