Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-16
Topics Of the Times

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| national convention.
King Haakon and Queen Maud have
begun the royal progress thru Norway
preliminary to their coronation next
week. Kind of Haakon about the coun-
try to get acquainted as it We're.
The Swiss have refused to eat our
canned meats. When country that
gave it's name to the athletic brand of
cheese known as "Switzer" turns up its
nose at our meat products it is certain
ly time reform started
Mills county is another to hold 4
convention under the control of the
anti Cummins faction and select a
delegation not instructed for Perkins.
Mr.. Perkins has been thrown over
board by the Ed Hunter management
LATE Young is now insisting that
Governor Cummins withdraw as a can
does not look upon the present political
season as a beautiful spring"
The reason Bertha Krupp's father
left an annual income of $5,OOO,0OO is
because he had to.
1t is not only pleasure but self
protective duty to keep an eye on
Shaw"
Secretary Shaw probably, feels much
like the man who took the premium at
the county fair but who was obliged by
a. policeman to put it right back.
One of the most humorous incidents
of the campaign is the issuing of a
statement by the railroad bureau call
ing attention to the "dignified" manner
in which the Perkins campaign has
been managed.
A German official publication puts
the number of battleships launched by
the several powers since 1881 and up to
1905 as follows. Great Britain, Sc:
France, "a; United States, 20: Ger
nany, IS; Russia, Is; Italy, 10. and
Japan, IA. Comparing German battle
ship tonnage with that of other pow
ers, the German admiralty finds that
England has 909,2s0 tons; Germany,
292,231, and the United States, 3S7,75i.
AT present England is building of
these battleships; Germany. 8, and the
United States, Is. AS respects cruisers
of 5000 tons and over launched since
1886, England has 50 of S14,791 tons:
France, 80 of 269,304 tons; the United
States, is of 210,536 tons; Japan, IA of
126,S1S tons, and Germany, IA of ia,
500 tons.
The determination of congress not to
repeat it's mistake of reinstating hazers
expelled from the Naval Academy. at
Annapolis, appears to be weakening, If
the bill favorably reported from the
senate committee on naval affairs
faithfully reflects congressional senti-
ment The bill proposes to reappoint
about eight of the young men recently
expelled for hazing.
Following Mr.. Bryan, silver is now
having it's innings, according to a con-
sular report The heavy demand from
India and the east generally has re-
Gently put the price up to CTS cents
an ounce in London. In three years
there has been an advance of 20
cents an ounce. There are signs that
the advance will continue, with excel
lent effect upon trade with the east,
whose purchasing power is thereby in
creased. In the first four months of
the present year England has exported
s30,000,000 of silver to India, to say
nothing of China's takings. The use
of silver in the arts has been greatly
promoted by its cheapness.
Her views of men and things note
1 hope l don't misquote her.
Altho they somehow seem remote,
Her views of men and things I note:
And tho she'd rather have a voter!
Her views of men and things l note
/ hope / don't misquote her.
Puck
A brakeman on the Colorado Mid
land Railway two years ago lost the in
dex finger of his right hand. Recently
a woman passenger, much interested in
the natural beauties the brakeman
pointed out to her.. noticed the stub Of
the finger. When the conductor came
thru the car she said to him: Excuse
me, sir but can you tell me how the
brakeman lost his finger? He seems
to be such an accommodating fellow"
Eyes, mum; that's just it. He is so
accommodating that he wore that fin
ger off pointing out the scenery along
the line,'' said the conductor.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Eldora Ledger notes zone diff
ference between a dog and some men
that is especially noticeable: You
can take a dog into your house and
feed him and he will not bite you But
we have known men under similar
who will use the very
they have gained thru your
kindness of heart to figuratively tare
you into bits"
The Carroll Herald sees mo good