Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-25

Topics Of the Tines
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The American Bible society reports
the distribution of over 77,0o0.0o0 Bib
les. most of them in foreign parts. The
world circulation OF Bibles per capita
must now be at high water mark.
l.. s. Coffin, the Fort Dodge phil
anthropist, has come out in u signed
letter tlenouncing his intention to sup
port the prohibition nominee fer presi-
dent and third party supporters are
correspondngly jubilant over what
they hail as a notable accession from
republican ranks. .Father" Coffin's
detection to the prohibitionists is in
line with his history. He represented
the prohibition element in the republi-
can party in the early history of the
movement in Iowa and has always
been a. vigorous advocate of that idea
in temperance reform. He is an OLD
campaigner against the liquor traffic
having. for years carried on Il move
use Of intoxicants. Father" Coffin Is
81 years Of age.
| The London doctors have announced
that vocalism is the healthiest of pro-
LESSONS and are prescribing so many
hours of vocal music daily as a course
of treatment for their patients. Here
after the man who whistles and huns
| in the street car should be an object
of pity not of execration. Perhaps he
is taking his own medicine.
Senator Daniel Of Virginia, tells of
an old darby who held to the theory
| themselves" in the matter of prayers
| When asked his experience old Nose
said: We'll. sab. some pra'rs is ansud
an some ain't-it depneds on what
yo' axes for. Just arter the wah, Wen
it was mighty hard stratchin' for de
Der | pray de Lord to SEN one of o
Marse Jenkinss fat chickens, TO de
old man dere was no notice took OF
de petition: but when / pray dat he
would sem de old man fo' de chicken
de matter was tended to befo' sunup
de next mornin'.''
Rev William May, the Oldest Metho-
dist preacher in eKntucky died last
Thursday. He had been preaching for
| seventy-five years, and during that
time had never accepted q cent of
money for his services. He married
5000 couples, baptized 5000 persons
and officiated at 5000 funerals.
According to the Sidney Herald's es-
innate, 10000 bushels of peaches went
to waste in Fremont county this season
and Just because there was no way to
get them to market. With the electric
railway in operation this crop could
have been sent to Omaha and Council
Bluffs, and sold for SO cents per bushel,
comments the Tabor Beacon. The TO-
600 bushels could have been sold read
lily in Marshall county for a dollar q
bushel.
The gentleman who plead guilty to
having loaded life preserver cork with
iron demur to the Indictment because
the stuff was sold in open market, not
to the government. This Is a glorious
excuse, isn't it?-New York World
In his recent speech at the meeting
of the Associated Banks at Toxic Count
Okunla estimated that If the present
war lasts two years more 1t will cost
Japan about s650,O00,000. This sum-
added to the present debt and post
belluln expenses, will make The coun-
try's total liabilities $1,000,O00,00O, or
$50 per head Of population. The Rus
sian war outlay the Count estimates at
from two to two and half billions Two
years ahead is a good long time to es-
innate for; but the Japanese fianciers
have, it seems, to look facts i'll the face
They seem to have no doubt Of their
ability to raise all the money needed
for the war.
Running campaign on the Phillip
pine issue is just as dangerous as ask
ing a. cross-eyed man to vote as he
shoots.-New York Herald.
Rear Admiral Henry c.. Taylor used
sionary who worked among the soldiers
in the hospitals in the civil war. One
day as she left the bedside Of young
soldier he was heard to laugh heartily.
AS he appeared to be serious case she
turned back to him. will you tell
ma'am," said he, here you have given
me a. tract on the sin of dancing when
I've got both legs shot Off"
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Germans, Syrians, Greeks, Danes,
Roulnanians, Swedes, Bulgarians and
Russian Jews are pouring into South
Africa. but the British workman cannot
dear there.
The press dispatches from New York
state, that the betting on election
which is generally considered one of
the indications Of popular sentiment,
had changed considerably and bets at
2 to / are being made that Roosevelt
would carry the state, and at to 1
that he would be elected president. The
odds. against Higgins improved, one
bet being offered at terms which We're
equivalent to even money on the re-
publican candidate for governor. H. G.
Hemming bet $4,000 to $500 on
Roosevelt with T. Fl. Rorey. Allen,