Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-16
Topics Of the Times

Obliged to take a back seat to Daven-
mort and Keokuk as the home OIL new
a,;sts However George Carriers serial
story of politics in the various Iowa
districts is likely to put Des MONIES
and the Capital in the lead as pro-
drcers of pure fiction. Since Haggara
wrote king Solomon's Mines" Moth
ing in strictly imaginative writing mas
anpeared worthy of comparison with
Carriers special correspondence TO the
Capital.
..wha:t,s the matter with the Wash
ington crowd?" asks the Cedar faplos
Republican. Well getting down to
brass tacks, one fault that might be
mentioned is the tendency to appoint
such men as H. G. Mcmillan, principal
owner of the Republican, to positions
of trust and importance.
A New York burglar is studying law
and will give UP his old profession for
the new one. Thus he will be relieved
of the necessity of carrying about
kit of expensive tools.
While Zion is prophecies Dowie Is
profitless.
,Taipan proposes to own all her own
railroads within five years. Her sue
cess in acquiring the Russian railroads
in Manchuria has turned her mead.
She will never know what war really
is until she bucks up against all 81
kins-Aldrich- Foraker-Blythe crowd.
General Grosvenor has fatty refused
a consular job. But why crowd the
general? Why not let him r. l. P. for
the rest of his life?
OF thirty Italians in night school
in Kansas City only two last week
knew the name of the president of the
United States, but every one of them
could vote as the boss directed.
Recalling the "borrowed'' story of
Governor Hoch Of Konsas about the
farmer "paying for all" it is pointed
out that the products of American
farms in 1905 We're of the value of
s6.415, 600, 900. Every working day of
the year Uncle Sans farms earned
s21. 900, 900, or s2,1oo,ooo for each hour
of ten-hour day.
General Grosvenor was at the white
house and when he came out he deliv-
cred a little lecture on the folly of
thinking the American people con not
elect President Roosevelt again if they
want to. "Why not?" asked the Ohio
congressman. 'WThy shouldn't The have
a third term II they want him? This
talk about third terms and fourth
terms is all nonsense. A man should
have as many terms as the people
want him to have" "That explains
why you were not renomfnated, doesn't
it, general?" asked bystander.
whereupon General Grosvenor mutter-
ed gruffly into his beard.
"You say you get a great deal Of sat
isfaction out of your life insurance
policy?"
Yes. It makes me feel important
when l read the reports of investiga-
tons. Washington Star.
There hardly is king in Christen-
dom today whose wife does not over
top him by head King Edward is six
inches shorter than Queen Alexandra.
The car is overtopped by full head
by the czarina. Kaiser Wilhelm is of
the medium height, but the German
empress is tall, and that is why THE
kaiser will never consent to be photo
graphed beside his wife unless she sits
while he stands. The king of Italy
comes UP to the shoulders of Queen
Helena. The king of Portugal, though
fatter is less tall than his queen. The
queen of Denmark towers above her
royal spouse.
Delegate Rodney tells how a ranch
man friend of his was amazed at see
ing a linotype machine at work. It was
the first in New Mexico and the ranch