Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-12-28

Topics Of the Times


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Railroad rate legislation will have to
| give right of way to the water wagon
netx Monday.
| Bob Fitzsimmons actress wife APP
| peared in new role when she rolled
the doughty Robert for all his second
wife's jewelry
When the president denies himself to
callers watch out for about 10000
words in the canal message.
The canton of Zurich, in Switzer-
land, has taken steps to establish an
annual poll tax of Sc cents to be called
| the Zurich medical tax, and from tha
i fund thus produced some half hun
| bred physicians are to be maintained.
whose services are to be at the dis
posal of any member Of the commune,
free Of any remuneration, whenever he
may choose to call for them. 1t is a
case Of docking" everybody for the
doctor.
| Secretary Roots proposed visit to
Brazil next summer should help some
but the visits that get Brazilian trade
must be made by commercial men who
| know the language and customs Of the
people. While the secretary is showing
the Brazilians a sample Of the Amer
| lean statesman, American drummers
should be showing samples Of Amer
lean goods.
President Loubet presented a hand
some typewriting machine fitted with
the Persian alphabet to the Persian
Shah. That monarch feared it con-
tanned an evil and had it thoroughly
boiled. This seems to dispose Of the
story that Oriental potlentates and
Mandarins are trying to lure Ameri-
can typewriters to their harems.
President Eliot says that in the city
of Cambridge, in which he lives, there
is not single rich man. Now the pro-
fessor will tell how Cambridge did it
there is a lot Of us in other cities who
are willing to assist in the leveling
process.
According to the report of F. D. Pal
mer, a farmer of the eastern part OF
Osceola county, Iowa, there is likely TO
be a scarcity Of good seed corn next
Ia
husking he sorted out about forty
bushels of the best ears and hung them
up to dry for seed, as is the usual GUS
tom. Upon making an examination of
the corn recently he decided that only
a small per cent would grow and it
would be unsafe to depend on 1T for
seed. 1t is never too early or late to
pay attention to seed corn and other
Iowa farmers might probably examine
their stores of seed.
John B. Moran, who is perturbing
Boston by his insistence on the en-
forcement of the law to it's letter, is
victim of one of life's little ironies. He
himself has violated law in not filing
his statement of election expenses
Within the prescribed time. He was
five days late and is liable to fine of
$1,000.
Benjamin P. Clark, a we'll known
resident of Boston, makes a practice Of
going to the city postoffice when the
last Christmas mails for foreign coun-
tries close and paying the deficiency on
all matter held for insufficient post
age.
Members of congress from Wyoming
are becoming the subjects of envious
talk in the capital. The state has only
81 900 population, but her representa-
several highly important committees.
Senator Clark is chairman of the great
judiciary committee and he is on for
eign affairs Indian affairs and public,
lands. Senator Warren is chairman of
military affairs and is on number of
other committees, including appropria-
lions. Mr. Mondell, the sole represen-
tative, is chairman of irrigation and on
sevarl other important committees.
This small state has the land commits
sioner, the most important bureau
chief in the interior department, ex-
cept the commissioner of pensions, and
it has Judge vandeventer on the cir
cult bench.
Couldn't Catch Him.-Farmer Fod-
Mira, them Washin'-
ton politicians tried ter bunker me,
but was too smart fer 'em!
Mrs. Foddershucks-Land sakes!
What happened?
Farmer oddershucks-Well, when
got to Washin'ton 1 went to hut-tel.
An slick lookin feller-Senator, pro-
b'ly-shoved big book in front O. me
an said, Register please" Not
much" says 1, Il registered t. home
last fall Want ter git me run in fer
repeatin', don't yer?"-Cleveland Lead
er.
Some striking figures are published
by the "Novoe Vremya" as to the
forces at the disposal Of the Russian
in chief in Manchuria at
the close of the late war When peace
was concluded General Mneyitch had |
at his disposal 1880 officers, $4,000 |
men and 100000 horses. But from the
beginning to the end of the war there
had been carried to the front 10000 |
officers 1,270,0O0 men, 100000 horses I