Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-24
Topics Of the Times

It appears that Andrew Carnegie is
to cross the ocean to cast his vote for
a president of the United States at the
Forthcoming election. The contrast
is somewhat marked between Mr.. Car
negie, who was born in Scotland and
only became citizen Of this country
thru renouncing his allegiance to
the ruler Of his native land, mourning
the trouble of an ocean voyage for an
American president while many men
| of native American stock are living
| lives of ease abroad ON fortunes made
in America and trying to lose their
| identities In those of French, English
and Italian subjects.
| A noteworthy article in the Novem-
Der number of The Century will be the
| first complete account of the explorat-
ions of the American Museum of Nat
ural History, under the William G.
whitney fund into the evolution of the
horse in America The story of these
explorations, which up to the present
| time have brought together more or
less complete remains of TIA fossil hor-
ses, has been prepared by Henry Fair
field Osborn, Da Costa professor of 20
ology in Columbia University and cur
ator in the museum, who has had
charge Of the work The article will be
interestingly illustrated. and should
excite the pride of Americans in the
unexampled completeness of the fossil
resources Of the great New York mus
cum.
| To South Dakota.-Professor: Thine
brings great changes. For instance.
Horace Greeley said, Young man, go
west Now, what do you suppose
Greeley would say under present con-
ditions?''
Miss Chicago: Married man, go
west!"-Houston Chronicle.
John f. Dillon, who is the republican
candidate for congress in the Third
Ohio district, wanted something ABOUT
the record of the democrat candidate,
Congressman Zenor He asked the re-
publican congressional committee for
it, and received '"The Congressional
Record" for the ten years Mr.. Zenor
has been in congress. Great heav-
ens!" he asked. Does the national
committee think I'm campaigning with
a freight train?"
The publication of newspaper on
shipboard is no longer novelty, but
on board a train it is something new.
"The Daily Washout," Volume l, No.
/. was published at San Marcial, N. NJ,
on October 1, 1904. by the passengers
of Santa Fe train No. %, running be-
tween El Paso and Kansas City. The
occasion of it was the delay of trains
due the recent floods in the south
west 1t contains list of the pas
sengers on the train and has many
personals of the rural sort One reads:
Somebody who has seen the Pr1n1m
trunk in the baggage car has started
the report that Mr.. and Mrs. Pr1mm
are enjoying their wedding trip. When
approached by our reporter Mr. Prlmm
coughed and Mrs. Primm said: Are
we, Jamie, dear?"
To have gone faster than we have
already gone In giving the Islanders
constantly increasing measure OF self
government would have been disas-
trous At the present moment TO give
political independence to the Islands
would result in the immediate loss OF
civil rights, personal liberty and public
order as regards the mass Of the Fill
pinos, for the majority of the islanders
have been given these great blooms by
us, and only keep them because we
vigilantly safeguard and guarantee
them. To Withdraw our government
from the islands at this time would
mean to the average native the loss
Of his barely won civil freedom. We
have established in the islands gov
eminent by Americans assisted by Fill |
ipinos. We are steadily striving to
transform this into self government by
the Filipinos assisted by Americans
President Roosevelt.
Didn't Like Crowd. - Husband:
"During our engagement you often
asked me if I loved you for yourself |
alone"
Wife: eyes, that's right"
Husband: "And I always said did,"
Wife: $50 you did,"
Husband: "And / do now"
Wife: I'm glad you do"
Husband: "And for that reason I
think it advisable for you politely to
request your mother to terminate her
visit and leave us alone" - Chicago
News.
A medical authority has recently ut
tered a warning against the habit OF
sitting with one knee crossed over the
other says Harper's Weekly. This
apparently harmless habit, it seems, is
likely to cause sciattca. lameness,
chronic nunDbness. ascending paralysis,
cramps, varioose veins and other evils.
The reason is simple: The back of the
knee, it is explained. as we'll as the
front of the elbow and wrist the groin
and arlnpit, contains nerves and blood
vessels which are less adequately pro-
tected than in other parts of the body.
The space behind the knee contains