Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-06
Topics Of the Times
This is the day that gives Porter

This is the day that gives Porte
away.
National republicanism" at Siou.
City seems to consist mainly of gnash
in all Uncle Georges teeth ar tn
state ticket. Granted that the pun
aborninable it isn't worse than ma
tional republicanism" as exemplified II
the Sioux City "Choinal."
The scarcity of turkeys Is empha.
sized by the presidents trip from
Washington to Pine Knot merely 70!
the purpose of shooting one. 1t is L
be hoped the turkey is not as tough as
it's residence would indicate.
Des Moines has another mystery
It's chief of police is missing and the
police can't find him. The mystery
lies entirely in the disappearance
There is nothing out OF ordinary In
the inability of Des Moines police
men to find anything.
Ray Stannard Baker is studying the
race problem at Atlanta and we may
expect to see soon the result of his
conclusions in black and white.
After today the political prophet
must give way to his brother with the
goosebone.
How'd you like to be the iceman in
New York today?
It would take pretty vile sensation
to get first page position in New
York newspaper just now.
Senator Depew's nerves have, 1t is
said, entirely recovered their tonrun
under treatment. May we expect to
hear the senator asking back the cor
poration offices he resigned?
All this talk about voting is only
preliminary. The vote is the main
thing. If you have neglected to vote
early, vote late. Vote. and vote your
convictions.
Farmers are placing corn elevators
in their cribs according to country ex-
changes. Any old timer who has show
eled off thirty bushel load by the
dim light of lantern after day of
struggle with down corn, will appre-
ciate what dump and gasoline en-
CINE means to the hired man of the
present day. Actually farming is
growing into easy money"
Suppose Hearst should be elected
governor of New York, would his cleo
ton be more properly chargeable to
the activity of the ignorant and dis
contented or to the predacious instincts
Of the few and the Indifference of the
great majority of the averagely re-
spectacle? When men like Hearst may
aspire with hope of success to high
official station it is a warning that
things are out of joint. Hearst is not
the disease, but one of it's manifesto
tons.
Mrs. Maitland Alexander whose
husband is pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church in Pittsburg, the most
fashionable in that city, has been prac-
tically ostracized by her social circle
because she rode man-fash at a
horse show in Sewickley recently. Mrs.
previous to her maria ge
was Miss Madeline Laughlin and she
inherited about $10,ooO.O00 from her
father, pioneer in the steel industry
At the horse show she and another
rode man-fashion in a steeple-
chase and Mrs. Alexander won. Her
husband is also wealthy, but members
Of his congregation have impressed it
ON him that the combined fortunes of
the family do not justify his wife in
established rules.
There are. no sounds of feet
Or wagons in the street
So still, so beautiful
With air SO fresh and COOL
I love the dawn to come;
And yet know that some
Are not so glad as l.
For they must wake to cry.
-Harpers for November.