Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-30
Topics Of the Times

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| Every inch of snow that falls IN New
York City costs the street department
| s35, 900 to remove.
How completely the, democratic party
was stood on. it's head In Missouri al
the late election is shown by compare
son in the legislatures. The last Mis-
souri, house of representatives STOOD
eighty-two democrats to sixty republi-
cans. The next will stand eighty-two
republicans to sixty democrats.
| A messenger boy at st. Louis the
| other day fell from tower to the
ground. a distance of 800 feet. and sus-
tanned no injury more serious than
bruise on the jaw. But it must be
taken into consideration that mes
senger boy never moves more than
eighteen feet a minute.
If INDECENT British noblemen would
show half the energy and business
sagacity in other affairs that they ex-
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| heiresses their accumulations would
| sink the island.
w. J. Bryan is the possessor Thomas
Jefferson's punch bowl, but he seems
4 to lack the political knockout punch
that Jefferson carried.
Muscatine is watermelon town and
according to the Gate City, 'possu1ns
are a staple article of commerce in
Keokuk, with good supply and a cor
respondingly large sale. Practically
all of them are caught in that vicinity,
retail at from forty to sixty cents
apiece, according to size and are con-
sumed chiefly by colored people, of
whom there are several thousand in
that city. C'olored people midway be-
tween Muscatine and keokuk some
times tear themselves in two trying to
go both ways.
There is some danger Of a renewal
of the popularity of roller skating and
a revival of the old time skating rink.
The skating rink of the past generation
grew into an abomfnation and the
present one can well afford to do
without it.
John Mitchell is expected to visit
Iowa and Iowa mining communities
some time during the winter.
It is not so much what Kaiser, Will
helm thinks of the Monroe doctrine as
what he attempts to do to it, that is
likely to affect his happiness.
Reports of the fistic encounter be-
tween young Wilson, son Of the Sec
rotary, and young Corbin. son Of the
general, read too much like a French
duel to please the average Iowan. There
are dozens Of farm boys about Traer
who would have attended to young
Corbin's case in short order and who
will consider 1t to the discredit of the
great state Of Iowa that young Wilson
did not snatch him bald headed in
minute. No cornfed Iowan should per-
NIT an effets fastener to tear buttons
off his over:oat with impunity.
AS an illustration Of how little inven-
tors profit by their own abilities the
inventor OF that profitable educational
device, the gold brick. died recently in
a French prison.
Under the -Gracye-Maude
asked George to kiss her.
"Gladys-Well, like her cheek.
Gracye-so did George.-Louisville
Courier Journal.
In spite Of the growing demand that
the theaters observe the anniversary Of
the Iroquois by closing their play
houses Friday afternoon, Chicago
managers have declared the doors
would be oIen as usual today.
Thomas Burke OF Davenport stole
team of horses from John He'll who
fired up and had him arrested. Then
Burke went to Jail and the horses went
to -, the original owner.
In their efforts to educate the teach
ers Of the state up to the possibilities
Of agriculture in the rural schools the
University Of Missouri is sending out
some valuable and instructive bulle-
tins. If agriculture is ever to be sue
cessfully introduced into country
schools the teachers must first be quail
flied to take up the work. And if they
are to continue at farm hand wages
the plan preserves the unities.
While Mrs. Pasquale Dell and little
son were ca ting breakfast at Fairmont,
w. Va, a amp exploded and ignited
the clothes of both Jhey died within