Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-04-04
Why not take the 100000 and send
to Mr. Rockefeller?


missionaries to Mr.. Rockefeller?
The Cedar Rapids Republican has
installed It's newly acquired press ana
came out last Sunday in all the braV-
cry of a laring red line across the
front page.
The absurd report that General Oya-
ma was not born in Japan very like
ly grew out of the common impression
that men whose names begin with
20" and who fight for the pure delight
of it were all born in ireland
The final proof of the innocent SIM
plicity of the bachelor editor of the
Cedar Rapids Republican was fur
nished in the Sunday issue of that es-
teemed journal when he advised those
contemplating mixed marriages to ask
the children how they'd rather be born
black or white or saddle color.
Evidently Stitz Way of Wesley, does
not intend to wait for the next Cum
minis campaign before he gets busy
Last week he and A A. Cooper, Jr,
of Dubuque. sold $4,000 worth of their
Canadian lands. to Illinois parties.
The Pastors Union, of San Jose, Cal,
has applied for admission to the Fed
Grated Trades OF that city. a San Jose
newspaper remarks: with the Pas
tors Union member of the l'ederat-
ed Trades, the fees for marriages and
funerals will probably advance. espec-
tally when these services are performs
ed on Sunday, as most of the uions
have double price set for labor on
that day. Then. again, there is the
eight hour day"
Growell Gin cheap lestauranD-He
waiter. Are these mutton or pork
chops?
Waiter-Can't you tell by the taste?
Growell--No.
Waiter-Then what difference does
it make what they re?-1llustrated
Bits.
While the kaiser liz in Africa other
European nations are anxiously inves-
tigating his woodpile.
While Mr.. Cleveland was fishing in
Florida Mr.. Bryan was abating the
gold democracy in Iowa.
A Joliet, ILL.,, farmer who committed
double murder has been sentenced
by an Illinois jury for life for each
offense. The second sentence should
be committed.
The British mint has been busily
engaged in coming farthings. Until
very recently farthings have been al
most unknown coins in many, perhaps
the majority, of the British possess
sions. They are only coined to encour-
age thrift in the colonies. BY intro
ducing the smallest coin of the realm
a saving can be effected on purchases
Of small quantities of goods.
Japan is perfectly right in refusing
to allow Russia to keep on building
other fleets. The japanese navy
needs the rest.
Wife binding a-gray hair)-I do so
hate to grow old.
Husband-You can avoid that, dear.
Wife-How?
Husband-Dye voung.-1llustrated
Bits.
Children born between September
and February are, some authorities
state, not so tall as those born in the
summer and spring months The same
thing is likely to apply to presidential
candidates. for 1908
eff your husband were to die would
you pray for him."
"Of course, but at the same time I'd
pray for another."--Town and Coun-
try
"The Railway Age" of Chicago,
seems to favor the argument that it is
rather the transportation companies
which need protection against the ship
pers than the other way The latter
continually strive to beat the former
thru a variety of ingenious eXpedients
and generally succeed. The interstate
commerce law ordains fine of $4,000
for each case of false billing, weigh
ing, classification, and SO on, but to this
the shippers in general pay-no atten-
ton. During. a siagle month in the
territory covered by the western lines
over fifty thousand such attempts at
fraud were detected. 1t was estimated
that the loss for the year 1904 to the
railways in the same territory from
the same practices amounted to over
$1,500,000. The railways keep up ex-
pensive bureaus to detect such frauds,
but are afraid to do anything after
they are discovered, for fear of losing
their customers. THE Age" says that
the records of the western weighing
and inspection bureau and the point
rate inspection bureau would reveal
tees, and recomm ends the interstate
commerce commission to look into
them.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
Isn't old balaheaded Hockey a Bap-
tist and doesn't he ride the water
wagon. and hasn't he been put under