Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-11-10
Topics Of the Times

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Secretary Wilson having received a
request from constituent for a book
wrote asking the subject of the publ.
hcation desired. To this the applicant
responded: II want a big book. One
with good stout covers. have been s
taxpayer fifty years and guess l am
entitled to 1t. don't cure what Its
about as it to he user for scrar
book"
Tuesday seems to have been moving
day TOR grafters.
The fate Of Cronstadt is proof tina,
no fortress is impregnable against rev
olution. The only defens.. of country
is in it's citizens.
Miss Alice French, the successful
Iowa author, chose her pen name OF
Octave I'hanet In q curious fashion
Octave was the name of one OF hel
schoolmates, and Thanet was adopted
from passing raflroad car that Miss
French CHARGED to see and is pro-
nounced with tho accent on the second
syllable.
Japan is to establish line of steam
ers to ply between that country and
South America. The purpose Is to get
cheap wheat from Argentina. Rice
eating in Japan Is giving way to
bread made from wheat, or from a
mixture of wheat and rice or other
cereals. Japans representative In Bra
I'll is instructed by his government to
collect data of trade possibilities be-
tween the coutries.
The Cedar Rapids Republican calls
Governor C,imnnins "a political poly
gamist." But what does Editor Cole
know about polygamy or any other
method of matrimony?
The report that a Maryland girl was
killed in game Of football is unac-
scompanie.d by any statement Of casu-
alties among the girls who We're at
home helping mother wash the dishes.
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Labor is said to be so scarce in Kan
sas that Governor Hoch has pardoned
a convict that he may hllsk corn. 1t
isn't necessary to believe this unless
disposed to do So We don't.-KeokuK
Gate City.
1t may be true nevertheless. 1t will
be remembered that Judge Hubbard s
plea for Shercliffe was based on the
necessity of a little fine work In Oma-
iia.
Should Senator Dolliver receive the
support Of the democratic members OF
the senate committee i'm support of the
presidents plan of rate regulation the
spectacle of republican senator and
president carrying on a needed reform
for the benefit of the whole people that
might fail without democratic support
would afford warming that the forces
opposing progress inside uhe republican
party would do we'll to heed.
The Woodibine Twiner recently adj
yertised for ten cats for which 81
apiece would be paid. AS the Twiner
tells the story, the ad was for L. B..
Lauridsen, and he wanted the cats
because his place was over run. with
rats. Two hours after the paper was
out our telephone commenced to ring
people inquiring about cats-and by
Saturday neon a hundred or more
members of the feline race We're at the
disposal Of l4auridson. If all the postal
cards we directed sent him, were
written, he will have cats enough to
stock an SO-acre farm. Next time we
advertise for 'scats wanted" the per-
son must place his name under the ad.
1t took all our time for day to wait
upon those who had an over abund-
ance of cats for SALE
Tommy Mulligan, of the seventh
grade. was absent from the school
room for one entire day. 1t would APP
pear that he had played truant, for,
unknown to Tommy, his teacher had
spied him trudging homeward with
pockets busging suspiciously. But
Tommy brought a note of excuse the
next morning which, of course, would
prove that he had been detained at
Aiwavs Remember the Full Nam
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