Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-20
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The member of congress who finds
4 the civil service commission IN MS
i way is careful no, TO go on record When
he votes against the appropriation in
committee.
The Virginia state board OF health Is
collecting statistics regarding consump-
4 ton in that state TO present TO the
Legislature, which meets at Richmond
this month. The views OF physicians
/ and nurses will also be set forth. The
| legislature. by special resolution. called
iupon the board for this Information.
land there appears TO be prospect Tor
some legislation looking to the estae-
Ilishment of separate hospitals for con-
sumptives. A number of states have
already established such sanatoria, and
there seems to be general movement
10 deal Systematically With this dread
e.@sase.
In view OF the fact that the Des
Mo!nes Register and Leader is owned
iaal e5l;ed by men heretofore opposed
Ito wat is known in Iowa politics as the
Cumming faction. an editorial from that
ina.sr on Canadian reciprocity. re-
printed IN the issue. will be of inter
esi.
The Minneapolis Tribune doubts
very much II congress can be brouSh.
to increase salaries more than enough
10 offset the loss of giving up the
little local express business. That would
leave the carriers just where they are
now, and the service would still De
crippled by continual drifting away OF
It's best men. The Tribune is perhaps
mistaken as to the amount OF package
business done by the average carrier.
Forty dollars annually will cover all
his income from this source and leave
him the price of fur coat. The ex-
press business done by the carriers is
small item in the carriers cash
account
Among strange legacies may be class
ed that of Vermont man who left $500
TO his church. the income to be used
In sweeping the snow Off the church
pavement and In strewing ashes and
sawdust on the slippery places.
The removal OF the Eiffel Tower from
the Champs de Mars will be an engin- |
eering feat of no small magnitude. The |
concession for the building OF the tower |
will not expire until 1910. but 1t has
leaned so far out of plumb |
that small increase in the depression |
of it's foundation at one side will place
its centre OF gravity outside its
base.
A unique feature of British political. |
Is the use of postal cards. |
Of thousands of cards, bear
ing on the back a we'll drawn, keenly- |
pointed cartoon in colors.
have been sent broadcast, especially /
into strong free trade sections of the
United Kingdom. The composition of
these pictures Is similar to that o.
political cartoons in the principal AM
erican newspapers. They tell the whole
story at glance.
The latest Iowa idea is to secure
an adjournment of the legislature be-
fore 1t has had an opportunity to do
much damage" -Chkago Livestock
World.
From the Chicago view point the
Worlds remark is natural enough.
Iowans will. however. fall to see
between the Illinois and
Iowa legislatures.
Mr.. Crokers endorsement of Mayor,
Mcclellan is not likely TO create boom
for that gentleman outside of New York
City.
Man Dressmaker-Wel what now?
Apprentice have discovered a way
to make woman's dress so that she
will look like humpbacked baboon
with bats wings.
Glorious! 1t will become the rage"
New York Weekly.
Pike county. Missouri, has been ad-
rertisns the fact that she has an apple
tree that was planted eighty years ago