Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-26
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The financier and the American hog
are the two main sinews Of war. Two
cases wrere the pen is mightier than
the sword.
Fifteen Cedar county banks report a
decrease of nearly quarter million
| in deposits and OF $4,000 in loans. Lass
year the deposits in these banks
amounted to s2.s57,ss9.23: this year
they report s2,637.225.27.
Where is Des Moines? Is 1t in the
state OF Iowa or Missouri? Certainly
the state legislature must have some
doubt on that score. 1t treats the
capital city as If it were an alien mu-
nicipality 1t presumes to know better
than its citizens whether the city is In
need of viaducts or primary laws. or
Ianything. Viewed as a psychological
study the thing is OF more than passing
interest, but viewed practically it is
almost insufferable. Dies Moine'
News.
For the information OF the News It
might be proper to state that De;s
Aipines Is a city in Iowa with distinct
Missounan tendencies
Representative Bailey has introduced
a bill providing that, newspapers be
paid for in advance and stopped at tina
Expiration Of that time. failure to do
which will release the subscriber from
liability for all subscription beyond
that time. There is no good reason
why newspaper contracts should not
remain under the general laws governs
ing contracts or that newspapers
should be limited in extension OF credit
more than grocery stores or any other
sort Of business. There is no more oc-
casion for law making newspaper
subscriptions payable in advance than
for one providing for similar payment
os rent, grocery bills or any other COM
tract. There are publishers who taks
advantage of subscribers by disreputa-
BILE methods who are fit subjects for
legislation. but a sweeping denial OF
the rights OF publishing Company to
extend credit or OF the subscriber to
accept 1t appears to lack constitutional
foundation and carry, injustice.
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The democratic Oskaloosa Times
Journal unintentionally compliments
ex- Secretary Root when It says: "Root
[is in favor of the Panama canal. Who
expected Root to be otherwise?"
The patient had been severely in
jured by savage bear, and the sur
geons decided that his arms and legs
would have to be amputated.
But there won't be enough OF rne
left to be worth saving, will there?"
Groaned the victim.
"Of course there WILL" replied the
surgeons. preparing to chloroform him.
I'VE have agreed not to disturb your
administrative entity"
Chicago Tribune.
AS wonderful. says Science Siftiney
In its production of high tempern-
tuses as liquid air in its cold producing
properties ranks thernit. the latest I'm
vention. This marvellous new corn-
pound is made by combining in the
proper proportions two elements NEST
frequently occurring on the eartirs
surface, namely, oxygen. in the form of
oxides, and aluminium, the mineral
found in common CLAW When these
two substances are combined and then
ignited. an enormously high tempera-
ture, equal to the intense heat of the
electric arc light, is instantly pro-
duced. Alumino-thermics. OF alumiro-
thermic science, is the name given to
the theory as to the nature and uses
of the new discovery.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil says
most OF the editors who have passed
adverse judgment upon the Kentucky
law against co-education OF the races
know little of the real situation in the
south and were they to come In con-
tact with the conditions that confront
the Kentuckians every last man Of
them would do just as the Kentuckian
has done. Doubtless the Nonpareil Is
sincere in its sweeping charges of in
sincerity, but It fails to exploit the
conditions which In its opinion are suf-