Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-14
Topics Of the Times


loaded articles which appear to be edi-
torials can be now purchased In leading
daily newspapers thru the counting
room. One can guess which Des Mofnes
daily the Ninton editor reads when at
the capital city.
The Cedar Rapids Republican prints
a very remarkable editorial--for the
Republican-on Lacey, Shaw, Cum
MINIS EFT AL" which is given republic
cation in another column of this paper
1t would much simplify matters IL the
Republican would name its candidate
and have it over. III you had but three
guesses, would you put Joseph Blythe
first?
Recital of Miss Shonts' budding So
cial activity are more or less interest
ing, but tell us what the old man Is
doing down in the Zone. Real interest
is not in the swath his daughter IS
cutting in Washington but in the cut
ting of the big ditch on the isthmus.
It is puzzling to know whether Con-
gresham Gaines proposition to allow
each congressman one typewriter is a
move toward extravaganza or retrench-
ment. However, the moral effect would
probably be for the better.
Some years ago Lemuel Ely Quigg,
then congressman, expressed the OPP
ion that the police commissioner of
New York city should be IAN intelli-
gent despot' The idea was ridiculed
then, but Mr.. Quigg derives some sat
sfaction from the knowledge that the
grand jury of New York county has
made a recommendation approaching
somewhat closely to his view. The
commissioner, says the jury, should
hold office for at least ten years and
should be removable only upon proof
of charges which he has had oppor-
tunity to meet.
That Virginia woman who is anxious
to coin her brain into $4,000 worth OF
currency has evidently overlooked the
in the divorce field OF endeavor.
The University of Illinois has lately
added a number of relics to Its Abra-
ham Lincoln collection. Among other
treasures in the university's possession
is an OK yoke made by Lincoln at New
Salem, ILL.,, in 1880. when he was TWEEN
ty-one years old. 1t remained there
until 1S49, Just after Lincoln's return
from his only term in congress. Then
Lincoln and his brother-in-law, Clark
NJ. Smith, visited New Salem together
While there the two attended an auc-
ton sale Of farm chattels, among which
was the OK yoke. When the yoke was
Offered for sale it was treated as
novelty, because made by congress-
man. Lincoln acknowledged having
made the yoke, and Mr.. Smith bid 1t
off, saying, "it was worth taking home
as souvenir because made by his
brother in law. and a member of con-
gress.''
In the "Figaro' a fanatical statis-
tician undertakes to answer the ques-
ton as to how much a citizen has to
pay for the head of his state. The
Frenchman pays for his president an
nually the low sum of 9 centimes (not
quite two cents) Considerably higher
is the amount which every German has
to pay for his emperor, namely. "a CEN
times annually. In Russia each sub
jects annual contribution is 35, in
Italy "A and in Austria-Hungaly 40
confines The dearest rulers are, how
ever, those of Greece and Belgium, for
every Belgian or Greek contributes SO
centimes annually to the maintenance
Of the royal house in his county.
A German statistician who made in
quiries to find out in which European
country people live longest arrived at
the following conclusion: Germany,
with her 55,OOO,OOO inhabitants, has
only IS persons who have passed the
age of a hundred, while France, with
her population of 40,OO0,000, has 213
centenarians. England has 1876 Scot
lland As, Denmark 2, Belgium 5, Sweden
| 10. and Norway, with her 100000 in
lhabitants, has %. Switzerland cannot
boast of a single one, but Spain counts
40 among her 1S,00O,00O population.
| The number Of centenarians is aston
| fishing in the Balkan states. Serva has
| 573, Rumania 1904, and Bulgaria beats
| the worlds record with 2,SS3-one to
every hundred inhabitants.
| Twenty thousand dollars will be paid
\ this month to Minnesota farmers who
have earned the states county of $3.50
an acre for land planted with trees.
lForty-two counties have adopted the
bounty system, which has been in oper-
alton since 1877. They are in the prai-
RTE districts of the state and from the
lfact that the plan has been in operation
! for thirty years it would seem to be
| measurably successful. The bounty is
paid for six years, and one owner may
receive ut for only ten acres. All trees
must be planted from eight to twelve
| feet apart and all that die must be re-
placed.
| IOWA CPlNlONS AND NOTES.