Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-09-15
Topics Of the Times :

Now that Mr.. Rockefeller has taken
to bicycling, will the hair in his wig do
it's duty during a Embarrassing coast.
Those "~unledgerized assets seem to
have supplied a new term in finance.
The latest evasion of the anti-cigaret
laws consists in mailing cigaret per
to any address.
The longest bridge in the world,
which is the Lion bridge, near Sau-
gong, China, and which extends five
and a quarter miles over an arm of the
| Yellow Sea, would scarcely cover the
chasm between the Marion Register
and Jim Trewiu.
Very few states can equal the show
ing Missouri makes in live stock for
the year recently closed. according to
the figures Just made public from the
state labor bureau by Commissioners
William Anderson. This state ranks
first in the number of mules placed on
the market, M other coming near
enough to make the ace exciting, and
for the number o f2hogs shipped to the
outside world during the year 1904, is
close to the top, being about third or
fourth place.
A Reservation.-"But," persisted the
bridegroom in their little quarrel, you
promised to love, honor and obey me-"
Maybe I did" replied the BRIDE
"but I had my fingers crossed" =
Philadelphia Ledger.
Competent statisticians declare that
twenty-five acres of land are necessary
to sustain one on fresh meat. The
same space of land, If devoted to wheat
culture, would feed forty-two people;
if to oats, lightweight; potatoes, In
dian corr and rice, 176, and if to the
plantain or banana, over 5000 people.
A Kansas farmer went to the pastor
of his church and asked that his name
be stricken from the church list. What
Isl the trouble, Brother Jones" asked
the surprised minister. II supposed
you were a faithful follower of the
lamb"
We'll, I sorter thought that myself,
but there is just no use a talkin', a
man can't serve the Lord when he has
to milk five cows in fly time. After
the first heavy frost I'll try this church
business again, but now I'll either have
to sell my COWS or give up church
work, or be a burned hypocrite." -
Topeka Capital.
A newly patented fire a box that
handouts tricksters is described in
Popular Mechanics for August. When
this is installed, it says, fire companies
will no longer called out by false
alarms-or, il they are, the miscreant
will receive his due. The box has a
small door in front, and as 500 as this
is opened a large gong in the box be-
gins sounding, attracting attention to
that place con the inside are two
small doors having a slot thru which
the hand must be thrust to ser in an
alarm. AS the party sounds the alarm
a rubber-lined aluminium handcuff
snaps around his wrist. the slotted
doors fly open, releasing the handcuff
and three feet of chain, and the party
is a prisoner until the fire company
arrives to find out where the fire is
and release him. He car, however,
close the large doors of the box and
cause the large gong to cease ringing"
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A condition prevails in the south,
it is believed, exists in no other
part of the country. There are federal
jobs which might be had by democrats,
but, wonderful to say, no applicants for
them. What is the explanation of this
condition of affairs? Civil
Servica Commissioner Greene has re-
Gently made a personal investigation
of the situation in Kentucky, North
Carolina and Tennessee. He found that
democrats do not participate in the
civil service examinations, believing
that the principle ito the victor be-
longs the spoils" still prevails. and that
a democrat, however good a showing he J