Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-09
Topics Of the Times


| s., OO0. 900 one summer to fund for the
operation of press bureau in opposi-
ton to the passage of a rate regulation
bill? The power of the press was rec
ognized as the determining factor. So
is it in newspaper advertising. The
reader has paid for the privilege OF
reading his copy of the paper and he
reads store news along with other
news, He is impressed by both alike
provided both convey information.
Mr.. Sage has concluded that justice
and right demand that her millions be
distributed in New York City, where
Russell piled them up Now If she gets
another resolution to distribute 1T
among the members of the family, un-
Gle Sage can rest easier.
Persia has a new constitution. Pre-
sumably a rugged one.
Governor Folk believes cent pass
enger fares would pay and points out
that in Ohio the railroads have made
money at reduced rate.
"Widowhood is the perfection of
womanhood,' says a woman writer
However. that would seem to depend
somewhat on the size Of the policy.
to nearly fifteen million dollars. Even
the thieves were prosperous.
Take your choice-the eastern rail-
roads kill you with dispatch, while the
lines in the northwest freeze you to
death!
It is evidence Of the widespread
trade Of America when it is suggested
that American manufacturers of agri-
cultural implements should give more
attention than they have been doing to
the markets Of Australia, or they will
be driven out by Canadian manufact-
urers, who are actively competing in
those markets.
The hoy operator should be SWITCH
ed off the right of way.
Suppose congress and the supreme
court should order the reinstatement
of the negro troops, would President
Roosevelt use "deelighted. or some 9TH
er word beginning with the same con-
sonant?
At the present time the college of
cardinals at Rome has tifty-six mem
bers, of whom thirty-fiv almost two
thirds, are Italians. And yet Italy
constitutes only one-sixth Of the whole
Catholic world. The complete college
consists Of seventy cardinals and pro-
portionately Italy should have only
eleven. There are in the United States
as per Catholic reports, about 100000
Catholics, OF whom about 100000 are
communicates, with 100000 in the
Philippines and 100000 in Porto Rico
Hawaii and Guam, a total of 21,500,00
There are also 100000 in Cuba. On
the estimate of population there should
be eight cardinals for the United
States and its dependencies. There is
only one-Cardinal Gibbons Of Ralti-
more. Australia, with only 100000
Catholic population, has one.
900
The latest aspirant for magazine
popularity comes from the New York
publishing house Of Funk & Wagnalls,
and is named the Circle. The title epi-
tomizes the scope of the monthly, en-
bracing the home, the workshop, the
farm, the professions, schools, in fact,
every branch Of human activity. A
publication so comprehensive in scope
is great undertaking, but the pub
fishers are equal to the task and the
first number issued this month evil
dences their ability and resources. In
variety of contents, illustrations and
general appearance the Circle bids for
public favor with the energy and skill
of a veteran.
Nathan Hawk, a veteran of the Mexi-
can war, and the man who, in 184S,
first brought east news Of the Cali
fornia gold discoveries, is a hale and
hearty citizen of Folsom, Cal. Mr..
Hawk, who is now 80 years old, left
his Iowa home for California in 1S47.
He lives a few miles from the spot
where James Marshall dug up the first
gold found in the state.
"Haw, haw, haw. Good joke. Why
will New York's fifty story buildings be
fifty one when it falls DOWN."
"I don't see"
eff it falls that would be another
story, wouldn't it? Haw, haw-
uch!"-Philadelp Ledger.
s4A
Bank clearings for the year testify to
the marvellous development of trade in
all sections of the the United States,
exchanges for the year being the larg-
est ever recorded, not only in the ag-
gregate, but at nearly all of the cities
of the country. Total bank exchanges
for 1906 at all cities in the United
States are $159,750,615,33 an increase
of lilo per cent over 1905, which was a
record year up to that time, and 4l.9
per cent larger than in 1904. Every
section of the country reports larger
exchanges than in either of the two
preceding years, and the increase is
very evenly distributed. The cities Of
the Pacific coast lead all others in the
percentage of gain, the cities of the
northern Pacific section making note