Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-08-16
Topics Of the Times


The paramount irritant responsible
for Editor Perkins present pittaHe
condition is disclosed in the climax of
yesterdays editorial, "cummins might
withdraw"
Mr.. Stubs has been offered job In
London at $4,000 per year. II he Will
have to work. seventy times as hard
as some of the rest of us do to earn
81. 900 per year. he is welcome to the
larger salary and the longer residence
in eternity.
If J. w. Blythe should take to the
stump in support of the republican
ticket this fall, it would be the shrewd-
est political trick he ever turned. 1t
would do more to becloud the situation
disclosed by Ed. Hunters campaigning
than anything that could be done. Mr..
Blythe is more likely to take to the
woods, however.
Even the Burlington Hawkeye Is
now publishing the manufacturing
plank of the democratic platform, and
asking what does it mean?
k 1t is about time the Chicago clear
ing house association examined every
hank in its city. It has no authority
to do So but how could any bank dare
refuse?
Secretary Bonaparte has qualified as
Chautauqua celebrity. He has ad-
vocated free speech as cure for an
archists talking about rubbing one
crank against another in order to
smooth them down, and he would in
f1ict the death penalty on all anarchists
attempting assassination, with the
whipping post for all guilty Of lesser
crimes.
If Jerome runs against Hearst for
the New York governorship, he Will
have occasion to repeat his somewhat
sensational opinions of the press.
Foreign commentators cannot un-
derstand why an American president
and an American press should grow so
indignant over impurities IN canned
meats which are manufactured mostly
for export sale. If the American does
not have to eat the stuff himself, the
foreigner can't see why he should have
been so excited about the matter.
Senator Bailey's statement that he
spent but $41.60 to secure re-elec-
tion to the senate must make Senator
Clark feel sick.
An Ohio mute has recovered his
speech after having been run over by
an automobile There is something
about a reckless driver that induces to
f1uency. but it would be interesting to-
know whether the language restored to
the mute included Sunday school En-
glish also.
WELL" said the girls father, from
my observation of that young man OF
yours last night, speedy concluded
that he was rather wild"
"of course" replied the girl petu-
lantly. cit was your persistent obser-
walton of him that made him wild. He
wanted you to go delphia
Press.
1t is stated that there are $4,000 au-
to,nobiles ut present in use in the
United States, and about $4,000 more
practically out of commission. New
York leads, with a registration of prac-
tically 81 900 machines, New Jersey
being second, Massachusetts third, and
Pennsylvania fourth.
The Michigan mines produced 90
000, 900 pounds of refined copper in
May, which sold for approximately $3,-
100000. That was the largest output
secured in any month since copper was
first mined in the Lake Superior re-
gion. 1t indicates an unusual produce
ton Of 24O 1000, 900 pounds, but an even
larger product is expected as a result
of preparations made by the mine
owners TO handle greater output.
"F1uid lenses are the invention of
Hungarian. chemist. Each lens con-
sists of fluid substance inelosed be-
tween two usually hard glass surfaces,
similar to watch rystals. The lenses
are achromatic. The fluid does not