Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-09-04

great banks of France in 1905 wer
i 1919, 100000 against $lS2.400.00o il
1855 The Bank of Frances deposit
last year were $164 100000 The habi
of investing in government and othe
bonds is more widely prevalent amon'
Frenchmen, it is said, than among an.
other people. The peasants find sucl
securities very convenient
| The democratic candidate for gov
ernor Of Iowa neither drinks, smokes
chews or swears. The party of Mora
Ideas does not understand that kind o
a Observation-Disclosures Journal.
An Astounding Reply-One day al
drowsy that when the professor asekd
for the conjugaton of certain verb
he failed TO catch it, and turning to his
bosom friend, inquired, What verb
"Damfino,' whispered his classmate
"Damfino. damfinare, damfinavi
damffnatum!" said Johnny Jones to the
Mortified essor.-Lippincott's.
| Everybody says those women Of
Woodmoht, Conn. have perfect right
to feel self ocnceited if they want to.
When a lot of public spirited womtn
can run town meeting in the inter-
ests of progress and good health the
way they did they owe it to themselves
TO take decent pride in their achieve
ment Clean up the borough and
make it healthy place to live I'M" has
been the slogan of the Woodmont wo-
men in the local ampaign just ended.
Woodmont, by the way, is fashion,
able summer colony near New Haven.
The women wanted 3-mill tax levied
for sanitation and the establishment Of
a sewerage system. Their opponents
favored cutting the tax in two, dis
pensing with the sewers as useless
luvxuries and putting the money into
public park Well when the annual
town meeting was held the other night
the women, after hot debate, took
possession and carried the vote; in
short, ran things their own way The
proposed sewerage system will cost
$4,000.
Mother" said the doubling wife, II
do not believe Henry is ali that he
should be-
What is wrong with him now, Ag-
mes? short time ago you were COM
planning that he stayed out too late OF
nights. Is he staying out later than
ever?"
mo. He spends every evening at
home now, and really, that looks to
me as tho he had something on his
conscience. life.
A telephone girl tells the Philadel-
phia Record of new use of the tele-
phone. Three women occupy a house
near where the girl lives They had
been away in the country for some
time when one day the operator was
pay station. asking for her own home
The girl says: II rang the
phone several times, but, as the house
was closed, there was no answer. Then
my curiosity got the better Of me and
I disclosed my identity and asked why
she was calling her own number when
she knew the house was closed. That's
just the point came the response over
the wire rather tartly: we wish to
scare any burglars away if there are
any tho bonSa'o
We're weary a-wallsing the highway
of life;
We're fretted and hustered with worry
and strife
Let us drop by the wayside the heavy
old load
And rest at the inn by the turn of the
road
Let US tarry awhile
At the Sign of the Smile
Let us tarry awhile at the Sign of
the Smile
Forget all our griefs in the joys that
beguile;
Let us pleasure the noon till it changes
to night,
Then up with our loads and Wen find.
they are light
Let us tarry awile
AT the Sign of the Smile.'"