Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-09
TOPICS OF THE
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Could Tom Dennison be justifiabsy
termed a standpatter? He seems de-
termined to let well enough alone.
| If Tom penrison could set SO many
Iowa forces to work for Sherclifie
what could he do for Dennison? Please
| sign answers.
The democratic newspapers that are
criticising the administration Tor not
making every Filipino juryman are
| the same ones that are willing 10 ae-
Inv the American negro the right or
trial by jury.
Kennebec county, Maine, has, since
| 1890. furnished ten governors, eight
| United States senators, ten nauonai
representatives, fourteen secretaries or
state. six state treasurers, three at
| torney generals, six presidents OF the
state senate eleven speakers of the
house, three cabinet officials and one
speaker of thu. national house.
Great Britain appears to regard
1hibet as the vermiform appendix OF
| China.
Russia has decided to treat raw
cotton as on.rahand, because 1t can
he used in the manufacture OF ex-
plosives. Had the Sully explosion IN
...,.a ,xassSl,l,
Mayor Mcclellan is reported to be
disrruntled because his father. Cen
eral McClellat received no notice N
President Rooseveit's Antletam speech.
! III the president had told the truth
about the general. the chances are
that the mayer would have been stu
more angry. Let we'll enough alone.
beware of cheap living expenses.
| saws Secretary Shaw, and still in Iowa
there are those who remember him as
| thrifty soul
! The field experiments conducted
mt the agricultural college at Guelph,
! Ontario, Canada, are perhaps the most
extensive and best of any in the world,
unless 1t can be those at Rothhamsted.
| The most interesting feature of their
work and one that might be copied by
Iowa to her advantage, Is the expert
ments conducted by the farmers, IN
CO. operation with the experiment sta
! ton. A given experiment is followed
| at Guelph, until results are secured,
| usually five wears; it is then passed
out, and a hundred or more farmers,
we'll scattered over the province, re-
peat the experiment under the direc-
| ton of the station. The reports Of
! these farmers are tabulated, results
averaged and discussed at the annual
meeting of tile association. These re-
suits are making a distinct impress
sion upon the agriculture OF the pro-
vince of Ontario.
] Manager Kennedy and his stand
patters will now invade the northern
reservation and proceed to show the
people up there how TO play ball. -
Ottumwa Courier.
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| strong for revision of it's percentage.
and equally opposed to it's monopoly
OF the head Of the column. Ottumwa
may expect a dose of reciprocity.
90
| Odd.-"Thats Brightley; he raised
4 quite a fortune on patent mud scrap
/ err"
Il crtt
NO. he afterward sunk it all in a
skyscra Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The hind sight of the Register and
Leader as tc, the republican platform
| is most conspicuous. Had it been as
Jealous in support of it's ideas prior
to the convention the platform might
have suited it better-Denison Re-
view.
Mrs. New-wed called in the old Dr.,
For the baby had tantrums that Shr.;
Said the stern old NJ. D.:
1T is plain to see
The infant is spoiled, cause you've
| RI"
Indianapolis News.
The Keokuk Gate City. while adj
hitting that as far as can be learned
no serious damage has been done DIS
yet, insists it is nevertheless high time
| the rains should cease 1t is doubt
! full if the Gate City circulates largely
where it's protest might be of avail
Possibly, however, j. W. Blythe, who