Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-21

Topics Of the Times


When $40 u week man plays So
into the slot machine. spends 81 for
livery hire and 81 for theater tickets
the board bill becomes question for
the other fellow to figure out.
1t seems to be question whether
the Isle OF Pines belongs to Cuba or
Cuba to the Isle Of Pines. or both to
the investment company.
Iowa always affords the best. While
Murphies are bringing rs cents bush
el here the New York City sort looks
like 30 cents since election.
Doctors are nervous class. The
physicians and surgeons OF Davenport
and vicinity object to having their
names mentioned In the newspapers
In connection with medical services.
operations, or accidents. They feel
that such mention Is in opposition to
the ethics OF the profession and not to
be desired. In other localities 1t ,s
not uncommon for the criticism 10 rake
another direction and object quietly TO
failure to mention tho name OF the
attending physician.
Mr.. Sunday seems confident that he
has retained the vigor and activity
which characterized him as profess
sional ball player Judging from the
invitation extended from his pulpit at
Burlington II never asked COM
munity to guarantee dollar" said MI.
Sunday. Come up. you lying, whelp-
Ing hounds, and tell me to my race!
can show you the finest demonstra-
ton Of muscular Christianity you ever
saw, and I'll send 1t to you charges
prepaid" Mr.. Sunday should pad tho
posts and carry n mat for the floor,
not to heighten the similarity TO the
prize ring but to avoid accidents when
someone comes up to take advantage
of his liberal offer.
1t is to be hoped that the politicians
will recognize the fact that President
Roosevelt's recent trip so united the
sHOTVH ana SOutit tilht S'iSy Nss' -~e-''
united at least until the next election
without any further assistance from
the aforesaid politicians.
Atlanta Journal.
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The following from the Railway
World has hopeful ring: The results
Of the recent election throughout the
country Enthusiastically teach the lesson
that low and questionable practices are
no more to be countenanced IN the
administration of affairs OF large cor
porations than In the political activi-
ties OF our people. A higher standard
of morality has surely been developed
out of the insurance and like recent
revelations by which the people WIN
henceforth measure those men whom
they have placed in positions or non
or and trust.
"Did you secure your title of col
oner in the army?" asked the formid-
ably frank person
Certainly not" replied Colonel Still
we'll. ut is the expression of gem
uine esteem by my friends and neigh
bors: not mere formality OF red
tape" Washington otar'
"All Of good the past hath had
Remains to make our own time giad'
Our common daily life divine,
And every land a Palestine.
we lack but open eye and ear
To find the orient's marvels here,
l,rhe still small voice In autumn's
hush
Yon maple wood the burning bush.
Henceforth my heart shall sigh no
more
For olden time and holier shore
Gods love and blessing. then and
there,
And now. and here, and everywhere"
IT apbears that new project has
been added to the half-doZen or more
plans for an inteyoceanic waterway
which the Isthlnian commission are
now considering. The author OF the
latest scheme is Mr.. indon w. Bates,
of New York, of the Suez candl and as
TO the Improvement Of the port OF Ant
werp. and who in 1900 received the
Grand Prix and decoration from the
French government for his services 10
science. Mr.. Bates scheme really COM
prises alternative plans, one, OF winch
provides for two lakes, and the other
for three lakes These lakes would
submerge all the disease breeding
swamps of the Isthmus There would
be four locks, but low dams would be
substituted for high dams. The wat
erway proposed by him would begin
on the Atlantic side at Mindi, and not
Colon. 1t would be nearly three miles
shorter than, the canals contemplated
by the other plans, the total length OF
it being about forty-one miles 1t
would be straighter, nearly sixty six
degrees of curvature being eliminated
at the Pacific end. Mr.. Bates calcu-
lates that the total time of transit by
that one of his plans which involves
the creation of three lakes would be
only SO hours, whereas the time OF
transit required in plans other than
his range from 1873 to 1873 hours.
He also undertakes to demonstrate
that the cost of carrying out his scheme
would fall we'll within the appropriation
already made by congress of $l45,00O,-
900, of which nearly $10,000,000 has
baap Spapt He also maintains that