Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-06
Topics Of the Times

BY a caucus taken of the Sunday
schools of Alden recently, it was shown
that the total attendance equalled AZ
percent of the entire population OF the
town. This is an astonishing record TO
make after Christmas and before pic
mic time. and is likely to earn the cen
sus takers liberal offer from Fort
Dodge and Waterloo.
A cure for cancer is said to nave
been found in trypsin, the unorganlzed
ferment of the pancreatic juice. Every
now and then some scientist trypsn
with a cure for cancer phthisis or
Bright's disease, but he invariably
trips UP in performance and trips out
discredited
In the height OF the marble season
other teachers will appreciate the po-
sition of the Spirit Lake teacher Of
whom the Beacon tells the following
story: A teacher in one of the lower
rooms Of the public school after being
ANNOYED beyond the limit OF reason
able patience with marbles, decreed
that the next one that fell to the floor
should be confiscated. In few mo-
ments Gown went a shooter. BRING
mo that marble sternly demanded
Miss Petticoats. But. teacher, it's
classic" was the plaintive protest.
"That makes no difference" replied
the heartless crayon shooter bring it
along" 'Teacher, I'll give you two
crockies for it," was the prompt re-
tort.
The Iowa idea now seems to be that
limited states senators ought to be
elected by popular vote. The idea itself
will never be popular with men who
have found the legislature prices rea-
sonable-Was hington Post.
The contention recently made in
Moody's Magazine, that the greatly in
creased supply of gold-the output in
1905 was four times that of 1SS5-must
have the effect Of depressing the price
of bonds and increasing the price of
stocks has attracted much attention.
Moody's allows that the factors affect
ing the eprice Of bonds and stocks are
numerous. and that the over-abun-
dance is only one cause now in opera
ton among many. But 1t is an impor-
tapt fact. and the price OF New York
city bonds is quoted to show its effect
New York city has been able" says
Moody's, ''in past years, to market S1a
and even 3 per cent bonds above par.
AS its 3h per cent are now below par,
Comptroller Metz has announced that
the next issue will bear interest at the
rate of a per cent" The Boston Tran
script also directs attention to con-
dition which is becoming more or less
dition which is becoming more or less
common in our larger American cities"
However no one has heard Of any gen.
eral refusal OF gold on pay day.
Croesus, tho ambitious for political
preferment had about made up his
mind that public office was not for
such as he.
There's q popular prejudice against
rich men," he said.
The committee whispered apart for a
little.
Sir. said their spokesman at
length. I'VE advise you not to give up
Mo- said Croesus. What them"
Give down. said the committee, as
with one voice.
Such. it is believed, was the begin
ming of the campaign fund.-Puck.
For the first time in nearly two
years the government finds its receipts
more than balancing its expenditures.
IN May 1904. the treasury paid $50
200, 900 out of its cash funds to extin-
suish the French canal company's title
10 Its plant and concessions on the
Isthmus of Panama and to acquire a
perpetual right-1of-way across the |
sthmus from the Panama republic. |
Those disbursements ate UP surplus |