Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-29
Topics Of the Times

Greene county has planned series
of big spelling matches to be pulled
Off this winter. If some educator Will
supply a plan to teach spelling in the
public schools the matches are likely to
prove great success.
The Cedar Rapids Republican figures
out that La Toilette will get $4,000
of Iowa money for chautauqua speeches
and platform lectures, And yet" con-
cludes the Republican, there are some
men who shy that politics do not pay
men, However, the Cedar Rapids Re-
publican would be the last to fall into
such an error. 1t is evidently con-
WINGED, or ought to be by this time,
that politics" do pay. men,"
Whatever the result of the brewery
fight in Des Moines, Mayor Mattern has
made the saloon interests mad as
hops"
A little insurance is good thing
in little company.
The saloon mems association con-
siders the property consent clause in
the mulct law "a hardship" And a
majority of Iowa citizens look on the
saloon in similar way. Unless senti-
ment in the state changes radically, the
saloonists will do we'll to- content
themselves with their present privileges.
The disposition is toward further re-
striction rather than extension of priv
ileges.
The arrival Of fifty Filipino students
to enter western schools, shows the
work and influence Of the batch OF
schoolma ans exported to the islands
a few months ago. The wonder is that
the Filipinos could be induced to leave
them.
Mr.. Rockefeller's impression that
men make money just as easily now
as ever before, is probably the correct
one. Since Mr.. Rockefeller, however,
it is harder to keep it.
If Mr.. Thomas Edison, who COM
plains that we sleep too much, will
come to Iowa during the corn husking
season, he can get his ideas on this
point properly Strengthened out
Captains Of those Canadian patrol
boats that are chasing and shooting at
American fishing vessels should go
back about ninety years and read up
on Commodore Perry.
Haven't Henpeck and his wife set
tied their differences about their Wis
iting cards?"
"ohS yes, they've compromised on
Mr.. and Mrs. Maria Henpeck. "-Phila-
delphia Press.
Canada has two new provinces or,
as we should say, two new states, in
her union-Alberta and Saskatchewan.
The provinces have recently been form
ed out of the northwest territories and
have been granted responsible govern
ment. Edmonton is to be the capital
of Alberta, and Regina of Saskatche-
wan Alberta has an area Of 65,000,-
600 acres; Saskatchewan, an area OF
6S, 10000 acres. Both provinces have
large agricultural and mining resource
es, which have attracted many settlers
in recent years from the United States
Many races are represented in the pop
ulation, but English predominant. Ed
monitor is expected to have great
future, as the point of intersection of
three great railways-the Canadian
Pacific, from Calgary. the Canadian
Northern, and the new Transcontinen-
tai line about to be built by the Grand
Trunk Railway Company.
In defense Of Major Lacey the Sioux
City Journal exclaims: IF there is
any kind of reciprocity the democrats,
greenbackers. silverites, champions of
labor or what not, have not tried in the
Sixth district it would add to informa-
ton to have specified" From which
one is to infer that Uncle George is
getting ready to call reciprocity DEM
ocratfc doctrine However, his cues
ton might be answered by referring
to the reciprocity treaties under the