Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-17
TOPICS OF THE
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The fact that the canal construction
and the canal zone are put in contfol
of the war department is just plain'
all round notice to all whom 1T may
concern to keep the peace
sample of the way in which the
Iowa hen is helping to keep up gen
eral prosperity is shown In an item
from Yarmouth, Iowa, where IN TWO
weeks from that immediate vicinity
were gathered one full carload OF
fresh eggs, amounting to over 10000
dozen. or, giving the actual fgures.
1876. 900 eggs. These eggs netted the
owners of the hens 10 cents dozen
or a total OF s1.575.
Mr. Edward Atkinson, the New
England puhlicist, urges the multi
pIication Of banks in the south, with
a view to concentrating capital now
living idle in the stocking and stimu-
lating local industry. Loanable funds
are wanted. These funds exist in the
hands of the people, where they are
largely unproductive. The people
need to be educated to deposit their
savings in banks and thus create the
| funds required to develop local natural
| resources. Massachusetts has 1Ss
savings banks, with 1,660.s14 deposit
ors out of population under 5000
| 600. Every other inhabitant has
handbook recording his deposits.
Banking enterprise seems to be the
only thing lacking for the aceumula-
ton of loanable capital required for
the further growth of southern indus
| try.
| Dan DAILY, the actor, who died re-
Gently, whenever he was idle in New
York. had great habit OF attending
Salvation Army meetings. He believ-
ed in the Salvation Army, and he con-
tributed literally to its support.
Sometimes, TOO, he had interesting
| things to tell about it. One evening.
rather late, DAILY and commercial
traveller entered the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tel together. DAILY, with a nod toward
| his companion, said:
MY friend and / We're ut meeting
of the Army tonight. The captain.
| after mis- address, passed thru the aud
| fence, questioning the people. Com
!, ing to my friend, he said:
! What is your business .sir?"
| 81 am n commercial traveller, was
the answer.
| And you are saved?
| ".Oh, I'm all right
| "At this reply the captain. turning
| to the congregation, shouted In loud
voice:
/ ".Hallelujah! A commercial trav-
eler saved. God can save to the ut
/ termost.'"
But" said the Englfshman, 'yoa
have nothinl, to see over here--nothing
| in the way OF grand old things that
have long since fallen into disuse.'
1--WE haven't Ell? Wait until get
you copy of the city ordinances" s.
Chicago Record Herald.
The Christian party has prepared
a national platform which 1t will ask
the republican, the democrat and the
prohibition national conventions to
accept IL all three conventions de-
cline its services, the Christian party
will snap its fingers, promulgate its
platform and put its own national
1 ticket in the field. This is a great
year for the political sideshows and
the sideshoW managers.
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j. Arson Bond--Would you have
loved me had l been poor?
She Certainly, my love; but I'd
have kept you in blissful ignorance Of
the fact.-Smart Set.
Some interesting experiments have
Just been conducted at Bienne, France,
for testing the practical utility OF cap
tive military balloons against infantry
or machine gun fire. The Paris COR
respondent of THE Newcastle Chron-
icle" states that at a height of 500
yards a few rifle volleys sufficed to
shatter the balloon, the range, it should
be stated, being known in advance
At an unknown altitude varying from
1,100 to 2,D00 yards, no fewer than
twenty-five trial shots were needed &c
fix the range. 1t was only the sixty
fourth yolley that hit the balloon,
without, however, doing it any appar-
ent damage. The experiments are re-
garded as showing thar rifle fire Is
not very effective, even against cap
tive balloons, at uncertain ranges. anG
still less 80 against balloons that ars
not captive.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
1t is the opinion of the Glider
Graphic that Hearst has as much right
| to The dallancra lie rtN of the state