Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-27
Topics Of the Times

| How can anyone know the minds of
| $4,000 people? They may have 1000
different things to sell, they may want
1000 different articles or want to buy,
sell, rent or exchange goods in 1000
different ways. A little ad in the T.-R
| however will reach everyone of them
and find just the person to meet your
proposition.
Prosperity is not all pie. A Jackson
county man loaded his corn cribs so
heavily that they collapsed and crush
ed thirty-five fat hogs.
The Public Service Review Is the
| name of new periodical that will be
published by Kenneth Steere at Iowa
City after January first. The new pub
LEGATION will be devoted to the interests
of county officers and abstractors OF
the northwest. Mr.. Steere is an en-
inently practical man and his new pub
LEGATION should prove valuable to the
classes In whose interests 1t is pub
lished.
"A New York street commissioner is
about to start crusade against the
racket created by fiat wheels. Possibly
sonoer or later some one will UNDER
take to make the fat-heads stop their
noise.
NVifhn,,t dn,,ht mn a. tho
soldiers dismissed from the service
were guiltless Of riot and murder.
However, IL they knew the guilty and
refused to point them out they were
untrue to the honor Of the flag they
served and accessory to crime after the
act, and deserved dismissal If not
harsher punishment. Their loyalty was
first to the honor of the army and the
mistaken faithfulness that refused to
give up criminals who had disgraced
the flag met its proper reward.
Tommy" said mamma (who had
noticed severe bruises on his face),
you've been lighting again"
Eyes, mamma"
"And didn't you promise me that
when you wanted to hit any one you
would always stand still and count a
hundred?"
so did, mamma, this is what
Jacky Jones did while / was count
ing."-Cardiff Times.
If the United States foots the two
million dollar bill for intervention In
Cuba, some security for its repayments
should be taken. and the account coll
lected.
It cost the Glucose trust a pretty
penny to settle a, half million of costs
incurred in the Pennsylvania cases
against it for adulteration. Glucose
doesn't go as pure Old Vermont Ma
pie" in Pennsylvania.
About s6O,OO0,OO0 is at present in
vested in England in the manufacture
of motor wagons. About 100000 men
are employed in them, as chauffeurs,
etc, and their kages aggregate $4,000
900 year.
Senator Foraker will get special
message if he don't watch out.
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"A few years ago King Leopold OF
the Belgians made Norwegian tour.
chaise to Stavanger, where one of the
large hotels was stirred by the news
that it was about to be favored by
royal patronage. The dinner hour of
the other guests was consequently
postponed in order that the king might
have the huge dining room for his sole
use, and similar preparations were
made for the adequate entertainment Of
his majesty. The sumptuous repast
was served in style, apparently to the
kings complete satisfaction. At the
end of the repast he beckoned to the
maitre dhotel, and without a word
handed him in settlement a tourists
coupon; for, even when on pleasure
bent, King Leopold has frugal mind.
"a
Fair Visitor-So you have really de-
j
cided not to sell your house?
Fair Hostess-Yes. You see, we
placed the matter in the hands Of an
estate agent After reading his love-
ly advertisement of our property neith-
er John nor myself could think Of part
ing with such wonderful and perfect
ome-Tit-Bits.
Few people can claim descent from
female Freemaso SON. Lord Doneraile,
however. can trace back his lineage and
title to the only woman ever received
into the craft. Elizabeth st. Leger, sis
ter of the last Viscount Doneraile OF
that family, saw, while a girl, the pro-
ceedings of Masonic lodge from a
place of concealment in her fathers
house. She was detected and forthwith
initiated. Portraits Of her wearing the
Masonic apron still exist. She after
ward married Richard Aldworth, and
had by him two sons, of whom the
youngest, ST. Leger, succeeded to his
maternal uncle's estates and assumed
his surname, being finally created Wis
count Doneraile in 1876.
IOWA OPlk IOhS AND NOTES.
The Woodbine Chronicle, remarking
that "our legislators in congress are