Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-10
Topics Of the Times

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IL this Fourth of July restriction is
carried further how is an undertaken
to earn an honest living?
| The skeletons in Stamford Whites
closets are evidently not of the bony
variety.
Colonel Raymond. in the Hamp-
ton Recorder, is asking the
question "Are we going to
be a race OF stoop- shouldered men 2?
Don't know. But the colonel must ex-
pect to hump himself little il he
lands that lieutenant governorship.
In Dallas county's convention a con-
test against delegation from one ward
in Abel was presented by an attorney
from Sioux City and endorsed by res
ident of another ward in that city. No
tested. The judges of the primary in
the questioned ward were opposed to
Cummins yet certified to Cummins
delegation The contest was heard by
a central committee the majority OF
whom were opposed to Cummins yet
by vote of IA to 6 the committee de-
cided that it had no power to unseat
regularly certified delegates. Should
such contest be permitted to keep
Dallas county from voting on the tenn
porary organization of the state con-
vention?
However. the man with the number
10 shoe will appreciate the rule to hold
partners at arms length in the waltz.
So will his partner.
w. p. Adams, proprietor of big
ranch near Odcbolt. has taken action
to close the saloons and take away the
druggists permits at Odebolt, claiming
that the selling Of liquor contrary to
law interferes with the success of his
extensive farming operations on ac-
count of their demoralizing influence
on his employees. What effect the plea
will have in law remains to be seen
but morally and as business propo-
sition Mr.. Adams has the best of it,
Harry Thaws troubles in getting rid
of $4,000 year are over. There are
some things lawyer can teach a mill
ionaire,
1t is getting to the point where Jan
uary weather predictions are as at
tractive as peek-a-boo waist.
II President Roosevelt keeps up the
practice of eating hard boiled eggs for
breakfast he WI be ready to turn from
the construction of the Isthmian canal
to the reconstruction Of his alimentary
canal.
Senator Elkins' assertion that people
do not know low to distribute wealth
was not intended as a slam at Ed
Hunter.
lie IOSlllldSlsl SClASttti hit'S iN''N'''st
ed the order requiring the erection OF
specified mail boxes on rural mail
routes and the nan with the soap box
or the worn Oh. rubber boot may re-
joice accordingly. Too much graft at
tached to the early specifications. but 1T
would still be Il wise provision to force
patrons to put UP a decent box, where
in to receive mail. Most patrons do
not require urging to place respect
able receptacle Tor their mail but those
who do should not be permitted to
disfigure the routes with ancient soap
boxes.
Now I like to read the dailies, an the
story paper, too,
An at times the yaller novels an some
other trasl--dont you?
But when 1 want some readin' that'll
brush away q frown,
I want that little paper from my oil
home town. Denver Post.
Rudyard Kip.ing says that one day
when he was revising some proofs his
little daughter Elsie was sitting near
by. Presently he began to sing ION
the Road to Mandalay." His daugh-
ter looked up IN surprise. Her father
kept on singing. Suddenly the girl
Kipling, saying: Father,
didn't you write that song?" Yes,
was the reply. well, it seems to me
you should know the tune BETTER she
said.
Preston H. Robinson, well-to-do
citizen of Plain City, o., at times ex-
eeriences an uncomfortable desire to
i've the life of :, common tramp. He
was arrested ut Logansport, Ind, a
lew days ago for stealing a ride on a
freight train and is now serving a
Jail term When taken into custody
ne had in his possession a gold. watch,
!, draft for Sits and some blank checks.
Robinson. who is so years old. owns
property worth more than $4,000.
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Tho Cupid gets the credit
For love affairs, we see,
There's one matchmaker greater
And that's cupidity. Puck
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The columns of THE London Times
'ecently contained the announcement !
If the death at Lengford, Tasmania, of
Captain Edward Dumaresque. in his