Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-22

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that chest and hip measurements are
now three inches on the average more
than they were sixty years ago. The
same conclusion is reached by the eX-
perience of the ready made Clothiers,
who, it is said, nearly always find that
the present day wearers Of clothing
require distinctly larger sizes than
their ancestors.
"Ackley has a man by the name of
Saucer. He ought to marry a girl by
the name of Cup" - Rockwell Phono-
graph.
The Photograph really should not
dish up this sort of stuff to it's readers.
News reports tell of Jesse Beard, is
years old, supposed incorrigible, who
was about to be sent to the reform
school, but has become model of be-
havior. A surgeon found and removed
dent in the boys head that was due
to fall. Still in most cases it will be
found more effective to put a dent in
the bad boys Uranium than to spend
time looking for depressions to pry up.
Senator Tilman's assertion that
%mobs" are evidences of the spirit of
liberty" is an evidence that Tillman is
preparing for prosperous chautauqua
season in 1906.
Peace comes only by doing Justice"
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Let's do justice then and do away
with a standing army and q great
and growing greater navy.-Dubuque
Telegra PHI Herald.
Older people remember time when
every effort of the army and navy of
the United States was necessary to
prevent one wing of the democracy
from doing" entirely away" with
with justice.
The Cedar Rapids Republican is
criticising the courage of the express
messenger who gave up the valuables
entrusted to his care without bat
tie with the Let's train robbers This
comes with an ill grace from Bachelor
Cole, who, as a matter of common
belief, has never smelled even face
powder.
Boston, as shown by the public lib
20 nv ranort road II ri nor cant lacc fo-
ton last year than the year before.
seems, however, that this result was
chiefly due to the restrictive efforts of
the librarian, who tells us that "of $50
volumes of fiction passed under con-
sideration during the year only 1876
titles were accepted" Even at that
rate of rejection it must be rather diff
ficult for diligent Bostonians to keep
up with the output of the story teilers.
Think of reading 135 novels a year!
1t was on the old camp ground.
Pass de hat" suggested Bruddaf
Wheatly.
But the parson raised his hand.
mo, sah," he shouted, "dere'll be no
hats about it. Pass a tin box wild
chain to it. De last time a hat was
passed around heah it nevah came
back and I had to go home barehead-
ed.''-Chicago News.
City Surveyor Raleigh c. Thomas
reported to the burned district COM
mission of Baltimore, recently, that his
men, who were doing some field work
on Smiths wharf, uncovered a large
portion of wheat that was still burn
fire. The wheat was so hot" said
Mr.. Thomas, chat we could not handle
it. We had to let it cool off before we
could proceed with the work. The
wheat was in solid chunks, but the
grains were distinctly visible. 1t was
one of the most remarkable things l
ever saw
The general editorial expression up
Webster City way appears to be that
Editor Robey needed all he got.
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citation objects strongly to a proposal
to hold street carnival in that city
and unless the council passes resolu-
ton Mayor Picker will not issue per-
mits to erect stands, booths, ETC., in
the streets of the city. When Ottum-
wa rejects the street fair and Water
loo confesses to a bad taste in the
mouth following a fall carnival, other
cities may we'll take warning.
''It is but ten years since the last at
tempt was reade, by means of lower
ing the tariff, to prevent some people
from prospecting too much The at
tempt was entirely successful. The
tariff law Of that year was among the
causes which in that year and for some
time afterwards effectually prevented
anybody from prospecting too much,
and labor from prospecting at ALL
Roosevelt.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
Taylor of Ottumwa is just a joke
a creation for the newspaper men of
southern Iowa to yank the shekels from
the Golfers of the metropolitan press