Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-09-13
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: Topics Of the Times


| The st. Louis Republic says that
the constitutions" The reference is
probably to the constitution of the dem
ocratic party which hasn't been strong
for many years. If Roosevelt runs
plumb agin it, the shock is likely to
finish it entirely.
The strategy of retreat never appeals
to the populace.
Speaking of economy in the eXpen-
diture of the peoples money Judge Par
ller should consider that it is best to
pay n good president $4,000 yearly be-
cause he is wanted than pay a putty
man the same sum because he wants
it.
DR.. Hill has been nominated by the
democrats of Maryland district to OPP
pose Congressman Mudd. The voters
have hard road to travel.
1t is said that the Japanese soldiers
at the front are not allowed to write
letters to their relatives of sWeethearts.
They are limited in the matter of writ
ing, to postal cards, stating that they
are alive and well. These cards are
supplied already printed, and the SOL
diers affix their names to them with
rubber stamps. The cards are not all
lowed to bear any date line or post
mark showing where the soldiers are.
The cards are taken in large bundles
to Japan and mailed today. Think of
the hardships these precautions work
upon the japanese soldierlovers and
their sweethearts at home. But then
doubtless it makes the former fight the
harder in order to bring the war to
speedy termination.
The meat famine has had little effect
seems to keep the whole Russian flank
in "stew."
When the danger of an early frost is
passed possibly the country may turn
from the corn crop to watch democratic
prospects wither the breath of Novem-
Der. Just now the campaign between
the falling temperature and the corn
fields keeps the average man too busy
for little thing like presidential
election.
General Kuropatkin is presumably
more exercised at present over the ma
terials for that Christmas dinner than
about where it is to be eaten. Circum-
stances over which he has no control
appear to make inevitable the cancel
lation of that Toxic date.
General Kuropatkins occupation of
Tie Pass suggests the hope that he
eventually become sufficiently expert to
ride the brake beam.
If Vermont is to be used as an politi-
cal indicator President Roosevelt ought
to receive 800 electoral votes in 1904,
against the 292 which President Nc
Kinley received in 1900.
1t is reported that Princess Louise
of Saxe-Coburg and her lover are COM
ing to New York next month. 1t is to
be hoped that some of the 400 will
take the misguided princess in hand
and show her how those things should
be done to get the most advertising
out of them. The princess couldn't
draw two weeks in vaudeville on her
past record.
Council Bluffs is to have new pub
lie library building at a cost of $780,
OO0.
The loss of $4,000 men in the recent
battles about Lao Yang has been err
roneously stated to have been the
greatest in history. The Washington
Post has been looking up some of the
figures of history, and quotes Plutarch
as saying that at the battle Of Plataea
the Persians lost 100000 men killed out
of an army of 100000. Spartacus left
100000 out of an army of 100000 dead
on the field at the battle of Silarus.
Caesar was the arch destroyer. In ten
years fighting he is reported to have
killed 100000 men,