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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

of statewide primary could give the
information. BY Secretary Shaw's ta-
BILE of computation, giving the cost of
petitions at dollar head, Senator
Cummon is out about twenty-four
years salary.
He gives only the worthless gold
Who gives from a sense of duty,
But he who gives but slender mite
And gives to that which is out of sight
That thread of the all sustaining
beauty
Which runs thru all and doth all unite
The hand cannot clasp the whole of the
aims;
The heart outstretches it's eager palms,
For god goes with it and makes it
store
To the soul that was starving in dark
ness before. Lowell
The New York city board of educa-
ton, according to the New York Globe,
is waging war against the dime novel,
on the principle that good literature
placed within the reach of child will
normally supplant the inferior article
We read ",ro do the work effectively,
9175 class libraries have been estab-
lished in the schools, an increase of
1194 over the preceding year. New
ammunition for the fight to the extent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

of 70,415 volumes has been added, and
now the fighting force numbers BIG,
563 volumes. How effectively the bat
tie is being fought, under the careful
direction of the teachers, is shown by
the fact that the circulation for the last
school year reached 4.970,39O volumes
for home use. In other words, each
book has repeated it's work on an aver
age of fifteen times.
A lawyer who lived in Mo-,
Went after Hen Rogers like TO-,
What Hen underwent
Will seem mild if he's sent
To Mo. for trial by a jo.
Chicago Journal.
Perhaps Mr.. Dobson learned in Hang
Chow the hang-dog tricks of which
standpatters are now accusing him.
Justice Brewer complains that the
newspapers print more about the do
ings of corrupt officials than they do
of religious and educational meetings.
What newspaper does Justice Brewer
buy, and how long would he buy it if
it confined its news to religious and
educational meetings?
what part of journalism do you like
best?" asked his best girl of the bright
young journalist.
And as he gave her a simultaneous
practical illustration, he fervently ex-
claimed, 1.-THE associated press BAL
timore American.
Two friends met one day after a long
absence. One Of them had very rud-
dy complexion, and his nose was car
mine. The other looked into his face
and said:
"Ah, John, 1 doot"-
But John said he was not to judge
by appearances as he only drank one
glass Of beer in day.
och, weel," said the other, Eyer face
is maybe like DOR gasmeter-it regis
ters mair than it Tit Bits.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
Topics Of the Times

A Des Moines man is so thoroughly
disguised with the Interpretation of the
constitution that he, has asked the
president to annul his naturalization
papers. It will proabbly be much cas-
Ter to annul his papers than to change
the constitution or rearrange the SUI
preme court.
The Ackley World, democratic, is
opposing Mr.. Cummins and support
ing Mr. Perkins, because the latter APP
proaches nearer the worlds conception
of democracy. The fact that Gassaway
Davis is Steve Elkins' father-in-law,
and Steev Elkins is supporting Perkins
has nothing to do with the case.
past, Iowa mine operators may use the
remainder of their enforced vacation
seeking another excuse for putting up
the price.
That story Of the policeman who
found $4,000 in a heap of rubbish
should be brought to the attention of
the street cleaning department.
Senator Sherry NJ. Cullom's petition
as a candidate for reelection to the
United States senate bears the sigma
lures of 121,161 republicans of the Prai-
RE state. How many pairs of rubber
boots were worn out by Senator Gull
lom in securing the signers is not
stated. Perhaps some of the opponents
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
PERKINS CAMPAIGN MANAGEMENT.

Members of the G.. A. r. in Audubon
Perkins press bureau at Sioux City,
urging them to support Perkins for
governor; also copies of the grafton de-
uvered at the Henderson funeral by Mr.
Perkins. This effort to line up the G.
A. R. politically has met a frosty re-
ception, and one member of the order
has replied in the following language:
Sir: Your letter requesting my sup
port of George D. Perkins for governor
received this morning. I must decline
to support a man suggested by the
railroad interests. / believe in the
principles advocated by Gov. A. b.
Cunmins. We have a soldier candidate
in this, the Ninth district, if I wished
to support the railroad interests. Yours
truly, j. w. B. COLE.
presumably a member of the G. A. r..
is the victim of the men to whom he
has entrusted his political destinies. He
sheuld know better than to attempt to
make this fraternal and patriotic order
a political. catspaw. His sense Of fit
ness would probably prevent him from
personally prostituting his funeral
eulogy to use as a campaign document,
But Mr. Perkins is in the hands of
his friends. Behind, him are the poll
tici;ans who "are in politics precisely
as an attorney is in the law business.
They are out to win. The railway at
torney handles his case in politics as he
does. in court. The questions Of pro-
priety are subordinated to the hope of
results.
However, in this case the managers
have misjudged the temper of the class
to whom they appeal. The Grand Army
man refuses to permit his order to be
used for political purposes. Major
Rathbun is not running as q. A. R.
man. Neither is John Herriott. Both
are before the people on their principles
ans; their merits. Major Rathbun's posi-
ton is plain. He makes it plain and
asks for support on his political prin-
ciples and faith.
Mr.. Perkins has made another SER
fous mistake The Jackson's, Davis
ana Elkins' are doing him incalculable
harm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
Iowa Newspapers
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
NOT SURPRISING.
[ Albany Press Knickerbockerl

If Senator Elkins has offended, az
charged by the governor of Iowa, the
public will not be greatly surprised;
for probably nine tenths of the people
of the United States have long been
convinced that majority of the MEM
bers of the highest legislative body
in the land are the creatures of power
full corporations. The manner in which
every attempt to end the rate evil has
been INSTRUCTED in the senate proves
conclusively that certain senators are
antagonistic to the interests of the peo-
pie. No one hereabouts would be sur
prised by the announcement that the
good folk of West Virginia have been
BETRAYED by Senator Elkins. Have we
not a senator who is sleepless in his
protection of the business of the ex-
press companies? Is there not another
senator whose genius as a promoter
and lobbyist is being constantly exer-
cised in the interests of the New York
Central railway?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
THE WASHINGTON SITUATION.

Washington reports that President
Roosevelt had agreed to court re-
view amendment to the senate rate
regulation bill are followed by
dispatches stating that Senator Till
man and the democrats will oppose
the amendment on the floor and give
their votes to the house bill as 1t
stands rather than accept the proposed
amendment. Senator Tillman is quot
ed as expressing the opinion that not
a half dozen democrats will support
the amendment Tillman's objections
to the court review amendment are
that it fails to provide specifically tina.
there shall be no Suspension of the
railway rate fixed by the interstate
commerce commission pending the
judicial determination of any case
which may be appealed from the rate
as established. and that such failure
will in his opinion nullify the entire
tbfll as to the objects for which such
legislation is demanded.
Senator Tillman is not popular in the
middle west but he is voicing its de-
mand and expressing it's fear His
view Of the court review amendment
is the same as expressed by Birdsall
and Conner and generally accepted by
the. farmers of Iowa. They look upon
the. court review amendment as the
"!ittle Joker" the elusive pea to be
shifted by the skill Of the railway
intIisposition to trust the courts and
FOL. this feeling Of distrust the courts
must accept the responsibility. The
people want a law that is so distinct
and specific that misinterpretation will
carry its own penalty of impeachment.
They believe such law can be made
and will never he satisfied until it has
been enacted. They distrust the SEN
ate with cause and fear the courts
with reason. To suspend the rate fixed
by the commission while endless
litigation ensues would, as Tillman says
nullify the purpose of the law.
This is no time to clay down" on
rate regulation in the vain hope that
harmony" may result. Danger to the
party lies in compromise with the COR
porations, in denial of popular de-
mands. AS matters stand certain in
terests in the republican party are
forcing Tillnan and the democrats into
the position of champions of the whole
people and a large and powerful wing
Of the republican party into the attt-,
tude of guardians Of the special inter-
es.s. Dolliver relegated to the back
yard 10y Aldrich, Roosevelt bounded
with compromise, Elkins entering into
the gubernatorial contest in Iowa! 1t
is the madness that precedes de-
sfI.uction
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
California Excursions.

On account of the Imperial Council
Ancient Arabic Order, Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine convention, Los Angeles,
Calf, the Iowa Central Railway will
sell tickets to San Francisco and Los
Angeles, Calf, from April IS to May
5, limited to July 81 for retura passage,
at rate of one fare for the round trip.
Rate will apply going via any direct
route, returning via any other lirect
route. Stop-over privileges gra lted.
For further particulars call on agents
or address A. B. Cults, G. P. & T. A .
Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
ANOTHER RAILROAD SCHEME.
lRurt MonitOr1

Friends of George D. Perkins have
the unmitigated gaul to say that Mr..
Perkins is not a railroad man nor has
anything to do with those corpora
lions. Let them answer these ques-
tions. in way that will convince us
that Perkins is not the corporation
tool. Why do the railroads back up
Perkins in his campaign? Why, when
Governor Cummins was billed to give
an address in Burt did the Northwest
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
BUSINESS AT LEADING POINTS.

Reports to the leading commercial
agencies continue reassuring and in :
licate general confidence that BUSH
ness conditions will continue prosper
Gus. Liabilities of commercial failures
thus far reported for March amounted
to s9,13s.10, Of which s3.921,572 We're
in manufacturing s4,355,3Ss in trad
ing and ss61,15O in other commercial
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
PRIMARIES IN NEBRASKA.
TOmaha Bee1

First district politicians are going
thru the same old performance that
was witnessed here in Douglas county
when direct primaries were first pro-
posed. The barter and sale patriots in
sisted it could not be done under the
law, but it has been done and we now
have city officials. county officials and
even a congressman whose nominations
were procured by direct primary ex-'
.pressions There is absolutely nothing
in the law to prevent a political COM.
mittee from establishing and enforcing;
any reasonable rules relating to the
nomination of candidates, providing;
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

why should a representative of the
people in congress look up the record
of an anti railroad witness before he
appeared in an inquiry into railroad
matters?" inquiries the Sioux City
Tribune. Did Senator Elkins inves
tigate the record of any of the rail-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
IOWA OPINIONS AND Notes.

IF such men as Shaw were half as
diligent in searching for the truth in
the beliefs of those who disagree with
them as they are for clubs with which
to beat out the brains of opponents,
there would be little factionalism," as
sert:s the Iowa Falls Citizen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

'since the surgical operation per-
formed by Governor Cummins, upon
'Stave' Elkins of the railway combine,
there seems" to the Wapello Tribune,
ito be less reason for the removal of
duty on hides"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

''It will have to be admitted that
Governor Cummins is catching the
early conventions, tho his enemies are
telling how he will be caught by the
conventions to be held LATER" remarks
the Davenport Democrat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

only they do not conflict with the law,
and no provision of the law requires
convention nominations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
Settlers one-way Second cIas. Rates.

To Minnesota. North Dakota, South
Dakota (east Of the Missouri river).
Manitoba, Western Ontario, Saskatch-
evan and Alberta, via the Northwest
ern line, on Tuesday, March 6, 10. 20,
and q, and April 3, 10, II, and "a. For
tickets and full information apply to
agents Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

Every voter, and particularly every
republican. should read Governor Cum
Minis reply to the political letter to
him by Senator Stephen B. Ellkins. of
West Virginia" advises the Ackley
Journal. ut is a gem of political phil
osophy and a body-blow argument
against that of the Eklins' letter."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
New York Press.

road witnesses? Did he bring out that
many of these railroad witnesses We're
shippers who were in a position to
profit from railroad discrimination?
Elkins has convicted himself"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

You're growing more beautiful day by
day, dear Grace,
I hope you're not using cosmetics on
your face;
oh. Charlie, this is a great injustice to
me,
Pm simply using Rocky Mountain Tea.
(Cards Out)
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

"Of course" observes the Hawarden
Republican-Press, "the Elkinses, the
Aldriches and the Blythes are against
Curnmins. The defeat of Cummins in.
Iowa this year would be hailed as
great victory by the financial and sem
atorial grand dukes the country over.
We can imagine what a chuckling
there would be among the frenzied
financiers of Wall street and the rail-
road senators in Washington if the peo-
pie of Iowa can be induced to turn
down one of the greatest champions
of popular rights that has appeared in
a generation"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02
"a MAYOR is not elected to be a fig

"a mayor is not elected to be a fig
urehead," declares the Davenport
Times. "Ninety-nine out of hundred
of rhe people of the city do not care
whether the mayor can make q speech
or not they have no interest in the
clothes he wears: they do not need
man for the special purpose of riding
at the head of parades, but they do
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-02

want a mayor who will take the money
they pay into the city treasury and
produce business results with that
money"
Don't growl at the weather." adj
vises Washington Gazette. "The cold
March keeps vegetation back; insures a
fruit crop. If the weather had been
warm enough to start the buds the cold
snap would have killed the fruit"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21
A German nuel.

A young officer quarreled with .
friend who was II solicitor. Hot worda
were exchanged. and the officer struck
his friend. Here the matter might
have ended-there was something to
forgive and regret on both sides. But
the officers regiment heard Of the M.
fair, and II court Of honor decided that
he must challenge the civilian. So a
duel by command took place, and the
young lawyer fell mortally wounded
by his friend. When the officer re-
turned home he was arrested on the
Information Of the president Of the
court Of honor which had forced him
to fight. He was tried by IN ordinary
tribunal and sentenced to three
months imprisonment. The president
Of the court of honor knew he was
urging the officer to an Illegal deed
when he insisted on the duel, but hon.
or, as he understood it, must be salts.
6ed at all cost.-Berlin Letter.
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The Way In Turkey.

In the days when NJ. Paul Cambon
represented the interests Of the French
republic at Constantinople Nine. Sarah
Bernhard. who had been touring in
eastern Europe, was DESTROYS Of giving
a dramatic representation at Yildiz
kiosk. The sultan was willing, and the
terms were duly arranged with the
keeper Of the wardrobe, the worthy
pasha who has the control Of all enter
tainments at Yildiz. But the pasta
held out his hand for more backsheesh
than La Belle Sarah felt inclined to
give. and so the long looked for rep
resentation did not take place. Sarah
Bernhardt lost by 1t $1,000 and. the
coveted order of the Chefekat. Her.
mann. the conjurer. knowing the ropes
better than the French actress, squared
the keeper of the wardrobe, gave his
show and got his thousand pounds
Exchange.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Develops the Arms, Lungs and Chest
and Trains the Eye

Develops the Arms, Lungs and Chest
and Trains the Eye.
It is not only the muscles of the arm
which are tested by properly organ
lied rifle shooting. 1t supplies an ex-
cellent exercise for the chest and
lungs. One of the first things the young
rifle shot has to learn is how to take a
deep breath, to fill the lungs with air,
and then to hold the breath while the
rifle is kept absolutely steady and the
finger is gradually tightening on the
trigger. A glance at any successful
rifle shot will show you a man with a
deep chest and full powers Of breath
Ing.
Any form Of recreation which trains
the muscles of the arm and exercises
the chest and lungs would seem likely
to be beneficial to health, but II that
Is not enough there Is the uneQualed
training which rife shooting gives to
the eye and to the hand working with
the eye. The writer remembers hear
ing a musketry Instructor boast tina
he had heightened not only his own
sight, but the sight Of scores Of boys
whom he had taught how to use their
eyes in aiming at a target, by two OR
three hundred yards, simply by con
tinued practice at long distance shoot.
ing. 1t is astonishing what results car
be obtained In this way by placing q
rifle on a sand bag raised on a tripod
and making the pupil aim az accurate.
~ as he can at any distant object. The
eye can be trained, of course, equally
well, though the sight will not neees-
sarlly be heightened, by aiming at OBJ.
jects close at hand.-London Spectator.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21
cHlLDREN's GRIMES.
Arson, Tbefs and Train Wreclxin,
Common, Forgery Rare,

Arson, Tbeft and Train WreclSina
Common, Forgery Rare.
Children's crimes are recognized by
criminologists as a large aud ilnpor-
tant branch of c%riminology. The COM
monest Of c%hildren's crimes are arson,
stealing and train wrecking, and the
rarest Is forgery.
Arson, In the country especially, is
frequently a crime of childhood. Coun.
try children set fire to haystacks. barns
and sheds in order to see the great
bright flames leap skyward. Children
commit arson. in a word, out of q love
OF fireworks.
Children often wreck trains. Some
times they do this from reading about
romantic train wreckers. More often
they do 1t out Of curiosity. They pile
distractions on the track to see what
will happen. They have no idea that
anything very serious will happen.
Children, of course, steal a good deal.
The best of men and women, looking
back on. their childhood, can recall
many a theft. Stealing is natural.
Children now and then murder. Their
motive is always jealousy. Thus in
Vienna a boy of ten, Jealous of his
brother and sister, who seemed to be
more petted than himself, killed both
of them and then took his own life
Philadelphia Bulletin.
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which is about half a mile away from
the church. AS the crow flies the dis,
lance between church and belfry, which
10 known as He'll Tower, Is 1850 feet,
the distance, by road being about hall
a mile.
The belfry Is by no mean a make
shift building. The tower, In fact. is
said to date back to the twelfth cen
fury, and the reason of Its isolation
forms a rather curious story. The
church was originally built on Its pres
ent site to accommodate the villagers
Of both Warmsworth and Baby. the
latter village being half a mile from
the former.
The tower was then placed in Warns
worth In order that the %parishioners
might hear the bell, which stops ring
ing a quarter of an hour before the
service In order to enable the bell ring
er to get to the church in time.-Lon.
don Strand.
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STEAMBOAT DRAMA.
Ftoasxn& Palacea Thn, Farnssh m.
t~ertaiaMnsnt For Hiver TownA.

HH-H - EEET r. |L .ZH :
Anybody who lives In a town on the
banks OF the Mississippi river and
hears a calliope play at 5 o'clock IL
the morning knows that 1t Is not a cir
Gus that is coming 30 town. 1t Is the
floating palace. which is the name Civ.
en- to a unique form of theatrical trans.
portation entertainment that Is used
only on the river and its tributaries,
the Ohio and the Missouri.
There are at the present time more
than a dozen floating palaces. Each
OF them carries a well equipped stage,
a company OF from sixteen to thirty
five actors aud actresses. and has seat
Ing capacity for from 200 to 700 per
sons. Each Of the boats has a steam
piano with which the people from the
countryside are called to the landings,
where the shows are given on the
boats, and most OF the boats carry
pretty fair bands.
Nowhere else in this country or
abroad is the drama carried I'D and
down rivers on steamboats,. Barring
the railroad, the favorite means of
transportation in England and in con-
tinental Europe is the wagon. There
are many wagon shows in this coun-
try, but they would find 1t difficult to
reach all the towns that are easily
reached by the floating palaces. Many
OF the towns that get all their dramatic
%sustenance from these floating play
houses have no railroad connections
whatever. If 1t were not for the
shows that float down or up to them
by boat they would have to go without
theatrical fare.
Mark Twain, who knows the big nv
er about as we'll as anybody. used to
be we'll acquainted with the old time
managers Of a few of the floating pal
aces. He introduces one of them into
"Huckleberry Finn" But times change.
and men change with them, and the
floating palace Of today is much more
elaborate and much finer than were the
floating palaces Of the older time.
They play to thousands Of persons
each season, and they give pretty good
shows. Their managers. who live in
Cincinnati and st. Louis, mike good
profits on the investment. Chicago
Tribune.