Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-18
Topics Of the Times

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Capitals announcement of the
arrival of Hon. Late Young at Colon,
is suggestive of a case of Panama ap-
pendicitis or at least an isthmian collie.
The cash Dave Hills retirement left
in the body polite of New York
seems to have healed and haired over
by first intention"
An Iowa minister having suggested
that the best ticket for the republic
cans for 1908 is Albert j. Beveridge of
Indiana for president, and Albert b.
CumminJ Of Iowa for vice president.
the Sioux Falls, S. D., Argus Leader
suggests: IF we must have the two
verso the order?"
A Washington correspondent writes
that Colonel Hepburn will present Il
railroad bill" No one doubts it, or
that it will be honored.
Some one ought to give the iowa
woman who has smoked a pipe for
seventy years" new one.
The abolition of the grand jury sys-
tenn would render unnecessary much
of the picturesque and highly colored
testimony, common to whisky cases,
%,{l nd
enate the jaded palates of many people
who have long been unable to distin-
guish between buttermilk and whisky.
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Speaking of publicity, the Mapleton
Press seems full Of it when it refers
by name to tailor who had good
job but lost it. He talks Of work.
ing for Joe Thompson at Onawa, but
the chances are his poker playing pro-
clivities will still cling to him. thereby
causing his wife and babe to suffer
for want of the change that will be
green CLOTH" The Press reform move-
ment is likely to bring results of one
kind or another.
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In the opinion of the United States
supreme court, the Original package"
decision does not include hardware.
At any rate it excludes coffin nails"
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Mr. Havenor appears to have thrown
the wetsern Base Ball League a
"spit ball.
According to the Frankfurter Eel
tung, the percentage of unemployed
laborers in England is very large. In
formation from private sources puts
the number in October, 1908. at 2O0.-
900, while same press reports for last
year estimate 1t to be as high as 6O0,-
900. The statistics and reports Of the
trade unions and other sources are
agreed that the number is at least 100
per cent greater than in 1908.
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John Mitchell deplores the use Of
the injunction in labor disputes. How
ever, when 1t comes to a choice be-
tween paving bricks and injunctions,
the public will continue to bank on the
legal process.
Meat manufacturers in Germany are
especially anxious for the revocation
Of the prohibition against the use of
boric acid in Frankfort sausages, as it
is thought to be almost impossible to
manufacture them for expectation
without using boron. 1t Is worthy of
note, however, that a Frankfort firm
has discovered a process by whion
sausages can be made without boron
and remain good for a long time.
A bill introduced into the Missouri
by Representative Conklin.
OF Carroll county, provides for the
nomination Of city, county and state
candidates by primary election. That
bill provides that all political parties
wishing to put ticket into the field
must submit names of their candidates
to the election committee and prepare
to have the nominating election of all
parties on the same day, very mucn
in the same manner as the general
election A man wishing to have his
name on the nominating ticket for
state or congressional Office must Sc
cure the signature of l per cent of the
voting strength of his party in his dis
trict. A man wishing to be candi-
date for county or city office must Sc
cure per cent Of the voting strength
in his district If any citizen votes for
candidates of different political faith
his ballot shall not be counted. Sim
liar laws are now operative, with
results, in several states