Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-18
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1t was during a heavy storm and as
the thunder died away little 5-year-olt
Margie exclaimed: oh, dear. l do wish
God wouldn't grunlble so.'
] The street cleaning of the business
section of KalamaZ zoo. Mich, has beer
/ turned over to the women for three
months. They are not themselves ac-
tually engaged In this civil houseclean-
/ ing but have the management of all
the sweepers. A woman minister, the
Rev. Caroline Bartlett Crane, is super
iintendent of the work
/ Perhaps the state department could
trade Dowie for T'erdiearis. The sug-
gestion offers one way out of two diff
culties.
/ a scheme is on foot In England to or
ganize national employment bureau
and registry for maid servants The
trouble In securing respectable and eff
| ficient help in Great Britain is laid
1 largely to the private labor bureaus and
employment agencies which fail to sup
ply servants that bear out their recon-
lamentations.
There Is high school principal in
Maine who has taken stand against
the fripperies and banalities of the or
thodox graduation week. Declaring
that the fuss and hutter of graduation
or commencement as the high schools
like to call it's worse than useless. he
substitutes nothing less than trip to
some point of historic interest. For
three years he has taken his gradual
ing class on a ten days trip to Boston,
at total expense OF SIS each. This
he has proved to the parents satisfac-
ton, is no more expensive than the
graduating exercises would have been
ii they had been of the regular white
dress. flowers. spread and hop type
which is so common. The idea should
be accepted and copied.
Mrs. Caudle--You used to say that
you could eat me.
Caudle-That was when thought
you would agree with me.-Town Top
les.
Nearly $4,000 was represented in
fifteen speciments of odontoglossum at
a recent exhibition of orchids held in
Dusseldorf, Germany. A group of cat
az
These figures make, one realize that or
chids are only a lerquisite of wealth.
In society" said the young bud, the
gentleman is always presented to the
lady, is he not?"
Yes sighed the heiress who was
doing her second season. unless he
happens to have a title. then one must
pay for him, I suppose.'--Chicago
News.
Ray Stannard Bakers reputation as
careful student and accurate reporter
of conditions is being notably sustain
ed by current events in Colorado's labor
war. When Mr.. Bakers recent article
on THE Reign OF l4awlessness" In Col
orado appeared In McClure's Magazine,
some Of the Colorado newspapers de-
elared that Mr.. Baker had overdrawn
his picture Of the situation there. 1t is
now proven that Mr. Baker was right
and that his methods of investigation
are what Is claimed for them In impair
TALLY and accuracy. In spite OF the
dark pictures he draws of political and
social conditions, Lincoln Steffins de-
cIares he is not a r,essimist. Il see the
worst all the time" he says 80 must
believe in something better. The fact
that ] write and McClure's publishes
such articles Is proof of optimism. 1t
shows that we believe something can
be done. The real pessimist is the fell
low who says, what's the use? In
studying the misgoyernment of city and
state l see that even the grafters have
virtues that can be appealed to. / also
see here and there the people who are
trying to do something to improve con-
ditions. Even tho they may not be sue
ceeding, the little leaven of virtue is
WOFklNE ana ludL lIiSplICS UOPS. EoOIiIt
day shall paint the bright side of the
picture, for there IS a bright side"
A number of county fairs and carni-
walls are announcing the appearance of
living elks. The peculiar thing about
it all is that Elks are not likely to dive
into water.
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Some Of the great men who have been
lodging the vice presidential nominal
ton are terribly afraid they will not be
Hit.
O,Rourke, (whc is being lowered
down welo-Hold on, OF want to
come up again"
Finnegan--"An' what phor?"
ORourke-None of your business.
If you don't stop iittin' me down Ofll
cut the rope.'-Cclumbus Despatch.
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