Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-08-31
Topics Of the Times

ana today s d1SpatcneS Woulu lilulSdte
that mistake was made in not buy
ing balloons or air ships. The only way
out for kuropatkin is either straight
up or down.
Garment makers out on a strike IN
Chicago are returning to work and
making individual contracts with their
employers.
Farmers should take courage. An
Ohio automobilist was actually found
dead under his machine, which, as
shown by the lever. he had been driv-
ing at high rate Of speed. His neck
was broken.
A st. Louis correspondent writes that
the Igorrotes are great admirers of the
American horse and an Iowa man
just returned from the fair suggests
that this is probably due to the fact
that the horse wears no clothes at
all.
The Sioux City Tribune believes that
the retirement of ID. b. Hill from poll
itics Is a severe blow to the republicans
for the reason that Hill made very
convenient subject for republican CEN
sure. "Wanted-A Boggie Man" is the
publicans will probably admit the truth
of the Tribunes discovery and sug
gest that the retirement of almost any
of the present day democratic leaders
would strike the same hard blow at
republicans.
1t was predicted Monday that today
would see the hungry strikers SIAM
peding for their jobs.
Senator Lodge, 1t is said. has been
condemned by the Protective Tariff
League, and Chicago paper suggests
that 'The next thing Senator Lodge
knows he will be repudiated by the
Ice Wagon Drivers Union"
IF Miss Roosevelt did match dimes
at Newport or any place else ex-
claims the editor of the Cedar Falls
Gazette, "she should be severely repri-
manded by Teddy and the entire
country, and If she did not the demo-
crat who started the story should be
kicked by mule, and we would like
the job Of kicking him." Question:
Who's the mule?
It is now estimated that the state
OF Iowa will receive, during the cur
rent year, $4,000 from interest on the
current deposit of state funds in the
banks Of Des Moines. There is little
wonder that Governor Cummins found
several Des Moines business men
growing cold in their friendship for
the present state administration. Many
OF the stockholders Of Des Moines
banks live in and about Des Moines.
She--In your bachelor club, what
is the penalty for marrying? !.
He--Marriage.
Some newspapers In France appar-
emily dissatisfied with current fiction
or with the prices asked for it, have
taken to reprinting stories by Stendahl,
Balzac and Eugene Sue. The idea is
not bad one.
did you enjoy your vacaton!
yep, immensely"
well, 1 didn't know you were out OF
town."
II wasn't. My wife was away for six
weeks"
IA. J. Vail, postmaster at New Shar-
on, writes to the T.-R. IN protest
against an implied reflection upon the
character Of all the Fleener family,
contained in news account OF the
Parker murder near Grinnell. Mr.. Vail
says that neighbors living about New
Sharon insist that the present genera
ton of Fleeners are most excellent and
highly respected people. What Mr..
Vail says is known to be true. Mitchell
the murderer, has very near relatives.
who are estimable citizens and who
are a insistent as anyone that Mitchell
be made to suffer for his unprovoked
murder. A crime always brings the
greatest suffering upon the innocent
family of the criminal.
Senator "Joe" Bailey, of Texas, cam
paigning for the democrats In New
York City, has been explaining Pres
dent Roosevelts attitude on the race
question "after which" he draws some
If anyone should question
The unprejudiced statement OF the pres
dents attitude, he need but read the
southern newspaper comment on Sena-
-or Baileys speech.
The New York Globe, edited by Allan
Dawson, once of the Des Moines
Leader. is complaining of the pistol
habit In New York City. 1t is
cared that New Workers do not under |
stand Allan as we Iowans did.
The last census tables show rapid |
movement of population from the ag-
.icultural sections toward the manu-
'acturing centers, and as result a |
smaller proportion of the total popu-
alton is engaged in the production of
'ood, while a larger proportion is pro-
lucing manufacturers instead of food
supplies, thus diminishing the surplus
AVAILABLE for expectation.
DR.. Wiley, chief chemist of the de-
oartment OF agriculture. has declared