Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-21
Topics Of the Times

The Carroll Sentinel (dem) argues
| that u democratic candidate of age and
ability should be preferred over Il
younger republican and says there is
not a farmer in Carroll county, who, IL
hiring men would not choose the older
hand. However. il the older man had
periods of alteration when he insisted
on cultivating cookie burrs and pulling
up corn, it would have a bearing on
the case with most farmers.
First Little Girl-My doll talks when
YOU squeeze it. Does yours?
Second Little Girl-No, mines Just a
Parker doll.--Judge.
| Mr.. Parker's garbled speech on the
| Philippines is evidence of his wisdom
in having kept a close tongue in his
head His statements anent the Phil
ippines is much weaker than the things
he has not said.
ottumwa city council has instructed
the mayor to order out the slot
machines. The council believes the
machines are simply training schools
for gambling houses but the order did
not include the gambling houses.
No. Fred White is not coming over
to the republicans. Neither is he stay
ing by the democrats. Fred White is
good enough for Fred
"The Mothers Club is to discuss an
important question tomorrow after
noon."
what is that?"
'Is one justified in promising the
moon to a baby who cries for it?".-
Brooklyn Life.
According to Des Moines papers Des
Moines ministers are obtaining permits
to carry revolvers for protection
against toughs and plug uglies who
attempt to break up church services
The sword Of the spirit seems less eff
fective against the Des Moines type of
hoodlum than a self-cocling AS Of APP
proved pattern.
Cedar Rapids is proud of the asses
sor's returns which show $4,000 worth
of pianos in the Parlor City. 1t actual
ly seems that with all this music only
seven miles from Marion some effect
should be produced on Editor Rath-
buns savage breast.
Ohio is planning to electrocute it's
condemned murderers by cloclSwork
arrangement. This is one Of the cases
where the more the criminals clock is
fixed the less time he gets.
Chasing around with Mr.. Belmont
has apparently given Mr.. Parker an
exaggerated idea of what things cost.
That accounts for his Philippine esti-
mate being a few hundred millions too
high.
One of Mr.. Bryan's lungs is bothering
him. 1t is probably his anti-Farker
lobe
A case
firm of distillers to Bishop Potter at
tracted considerable attention at the
union station in that city recently. 1t
was accompanied by letter expressing
Friendship and esteem for one OF the
cloth who has the manly Christian
spirit to advocate the doctrines set
forth in the golden rule of live and let
live"
With eggs at % cents a dozen the
eyes of the world turn from Laing
Yang to laying hens.
The Japanese Spirit, a paper IN the
October Atlantic by Nobushige An1e-
nomori, stands out notably from the
flood of present writing upon things
Japanese. 1t is an explanation by
prominent Japanese statesman OF the
source Of the martial adroitness and
heroism which in the past six months
have so amazed the western world. Mr.
Amenomori has analysed the national
consciousness of his people in both it's
past and present aspects with remark
able intelligence, and he writes with
directness and enthusiasm that are
equally remarkable. The chief source
of the japanese spirit he finds to be the
peculiar japanese belief of persistence
of life thru a family. Each japanese
believes that he will live in his de-
scendants, as all his ancestors live in
him. Therefore to him death is Il light
matter, and the playing of an honorable
part in family history everything.
curious result in Illustration of this be-
lief is seen in the fact that Japanese
officer who defeated the fleet of Kubla
Khan six hundred years ago, has just
been promoted to higher rank.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
'rEhe kind of Irritation that goes on