Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-14
Topics Of the Times
Burton will soon be senator

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Iowa fairs will no more offer th
presence of a company Of Unite
States cavalry and an exhibition drill
las one Of their attractions. The gov
Iernment has decided that exhibition
lby United States troops will not %,
permitted at any show where an admis
sion fee is charged.
go insane, Bill" yelled the lookout
I"Go insane!"
"Wot's eatin' yer?" growled the bur
glar, who was surfing swag into tn.
sack. q
Go insane, tell yer. Yere come!
1.-The cops Pittsburg Post
+ Now when the spring breakup is dut
ist the time for city physicians ant
health boards to bestir themselves ir
an effort to ward off possible epidemics
Water, milk and other supplies need
close watching while the refuse of the
winter is moving toward the streams.
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E Mother can not wear this hat. II
makes me look five years older.
Ten-year- old daughter-Th let me
have it.-Jugend.
4 The newspapers and the artists who
are busy selecting the most beautiful
women in Chicago and New York are
taking stock only among young wom-
en-. The most beautiful women in the
world have gray hairs.
And winter patched up his back
bone.
One of the advantages Of the game of
Russian dounma is that if the car does
not draw to his hand he can discard
and draw again.
Mistress--Jane, 1 saw the rnilkman
kiss you this morning. In the future
I will take the milk in.
Jane-Twouldn't be no use, mum
He's promised never to kiss anybody
but illustrated Bits.
The standpat- democratic alliance OF
iIwast year was the result of standpat
votes for democrat who contested a
republicans seat What is the pur-
chase price OF the democrats this year:
Daddy-Bobby wouldn't you like to
IL l.. Ia
last night?
{ Bobby--I sooner see the stork, dad
ay.-The Taller.
Dodging the expressed command for
a state primary voiced in both party
platforms is monkeying with the buzz
saw Some time in March the legisla-
tors must go home.
The New York Tribune's Washington
dispatches announce the initiation of
negotiations for a renewal of the pres
ent tariff modus vivendi between Ger
many and the United States. The Ger
man government has announced it's
willingness to admit American pro-
ducts at the rates of duty allowed to
countries with which it has effected
reciprocity treaties, such admission 10
continue for perhaps another year,
pending the preparation of perma-
nent reciprocity agreement. In return
the United States will admit German
argols, brandies, still wines, paintings,
drawings and statuary at the special
rates established by section of the
Dingley tariff act, and will probably
modify certain administrative GUS
toms regulations which it is said have
imposed hardships on German manu-
facturers and shippers. Time will thus
be given for the consideration by con-
gress and the country of plans for har-
monizing outstanding differences and
stimulating German American trade.
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The new postal rule that prevents
fancy postal cards containing mica and
other Objectionable substances from
going thru the mains uncovered was
no sooner issued than one enterpiisins
firm invented measure that makes
unnecessary the Enclosure of the cards
under two-cent letter cover. The new
scheme Is a transparent wax envelope
with stamp space cut in the upper