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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
VILLAGE AR1srRocRAcY.
Manson Democracy

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No greater truth was ever spoken
than God made the country, man
made the city, and the devil made
the small towns" In the country
there is that wide range of freedom
that places each family upon its own
throne and makes Of it court of roy
atty in itself. 1t is the same way in
the city, where the utter greatness Of
the place makes it impossible to know
all, hence one hardly knows ones
neighbors and the family circle is al
most as private and unmolested as the
family out upon the farm. But in the
small town there is no privacy, no
safety from prying eyes, no barrier be-
tween character and wagging tongues.
Everybody knows everybody else's
movements and business. There is not
enough of the glare and glitter of the
world to satiate the appetite Of those
who crave excitement, but just enough
to whet an irresistible desire for the
sights and sounds and sensations Of
the whirlpool of city life. The great
est bane of village life is the asinine
desire to ape city ways. when the viii
lage is neither large enough nor it's
people wealthy enough to approach
anything near the social altitude OF the
city society folk. The result is that
the village society is made up of a
heterogeneous conglomeration of in
dividuals, picked, principally, because
of the pile OF money which each rep
resents. Not chow. or where did
they s,et it?' but have they got it q"
Sometimes, thru necessity Of making
the crowd large enough to carry out
some plan, or, more often, to get a
larger number and thus reduce the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
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LAWBREAKING.
(Grinnell Herald.)

One day last week we counted the
number of violations of city ordinances
which we saw on the down town
streets that day. We got to SO and
then grew tired and quit. Among
them may be mentioned "a cases of
people splitting on the sidewalks, 10
cases Of people leaving horses un-
hitehed, four cases Of lacking bills on
poles, one case Of throwing medicines
around from door to door, and two
drurlks. This is not a, reflection on
the city administration, but simply an
Illustration of the fact that we have
on our statute books bunch of laws
which cannot and will not be enforced
by anybody. Has there been any de-
crease in the amount of splitting in
public places since the passage Of the
ordinance? If SO we have failed to
notice it. We do not complain against
anyone or else I'VE ourselves should be
among the first ones to be complained
of because it was our beholden duty
to file information against every one
of the ffty-three whom we saw vio-
lating city ordinances. Yet we did
not do it, and no one else would. We
may even have thoughtlessly or ig-
norantly violated some ourselves.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
ADVANCE OF PRICES HAS BEEN eEHERAL

The advance Of prices noted in many
articles in the domestic markets of the
limited States seems to be also char
hcteristic of conditions in foreign
Eeouil.ries. The bureau of statistics of
the department of comerce and labor
publishes in it's monthly summary of
commerce and finance a table giving
the monthly average import prices of
principal articles brought into the
Dnited States. This monthly average
import price is determined by taking
khe total quantity of the article in
question imported during the entire
month as reported to the bureau from
The various collectors of customs and
iiyiding it into a total valuation there
Il, also stated by the returns of the
collectors.
IA comparison Of the April monthly
average import prices of certain of
|hese articles with those of April, 1905,
nd April, 1907, shows, in many cases.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
Iowa Newspapers
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Please close the door!

Please close the door!
The straw hat and electric fan still
linger in the lap of last summer.
1T looks as tho corn would miss that
skneehigh date this year.
It develops that DR.. Long is one-
eyed, but the president seems to be
making no effort to get on his blind
side.
A new drink has been called Poca-
hontas Punch. Notwithstanding the
fact that it was her father who "had
the punch"
If this weather continues, Mr.. Well
man may as well spend the season a.
home, instead of In Arctic explora-
tion.
The coldly inquisitive eve OF Vice
President Fairbanks will trace the
progress of Secretary Taft thru Iowa
next week.
When DR.. Wiley gets a chunk Of
meat crosswise in his gullet he may
conclude that mastication has its
uses.
A London scientist has discovered
that alcohol may be made out of peat
at a cost of 6 cents gallon. This per-
haps explains why the larger deposits
of peat in Iowa are mostly in the pro-
hibition counties. Nature strives to
maintain balance.
Paris is experimenting with what is
called steel pavement. 1t is really a
concrete pavement reinforced with a
steel framework. The metal part Of the
pavement is a plate of perforated
steel, with strong bolts of steel rum
ming thru it between the perfors.tions.
Each section has some resemblance to
steel harrow. only the prongs pro-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07


per capita expense, few outsiders
are invited into the charmed inner
circle of the society of the village life,
but that unfortunate individual Is al
ways made to feel his or her place and
to know that at most, their flight thru
.our set" must be very short and all
ways close to the ground. Almost in-
variably it is money. not morals nor
mind, that secures a place in the av-
erage village society. And that kind OF
society is the cheapest, the shallowest
and the most pitiable society in eXls-
tence. True it is that there are eXcep-
tons to every rule, but, in most every
case, the above is gospel truth about
The average village society And it is
also true that every village, small town
and hamlet has some of the best and
purest society on earth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
WORK AGAINST EACH OTHER.

CINE Mt. vernon RecOrul
In every city paper we read of the
efforts to drive the gamblers and 9TH
er objectionables out of the home city
of the daily. This or that vagrant was
brought before the police court and
given a certain number of hours to
get out of town we are told.
This is all wrong. 1t means simply
that the Migrants, instead of inflicting
themselves on one city are inf1icting
themselves on another city, or upon
the county. They form an endless
chain, Des Moines sending them to
Marshalltown, Marshalltown to Wat
erloo. Waterloo to Cedar Rapids, Ce-
dar Rapids to Iowa City, Iowa City to
Des Moines, etc. or course they go
where they please, but nevertheless
they form an endless chain, keeping
the police forces of cities all over the
country constantly on the look out for
them.
How much easier it would be If each
would make an honest effort to send to
Jail every person who had earned the
privilege of going there. Inside OF SIX
months crime would be lessened SO per
cent and the undesirable class OF cltl-
zens would be driven to work, or at
least would be driven into settlements
where they could be looked after more
easily than at present. 1t might cost
the cities something to board and keep
the men Of this class for time, but
1t would be money saved in the long
run, and moreover under the present
plan, they are supporting, If not one
~ T.. Of fc1-
lowers, all for a short time, so that
there would be nothing lost figuring
by the law Of averages, while in the
long run there would be everything
gained.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
THE COMMISSION MUST ACT.

The question Of joint rates is up be-
fore the state railroad commission, and
1t is subject Of tremendous impor-
tance to the commercial interests OF
+ Iowa For freight shipments joint
Il rates would virtually bring all rail-
roads into every town in Iowa, actually
reduce the cost of shipment for large
volume Of, goods and give many
II good town shipping facilities which it
does not now have 1t would accom-
ssplish much of the same purpose for
which communities often vote taxes
and pay money bonuses to get new
railroads.
i At present goods can be shipped on
one direct line of railroad for almost
half what the same shipment SINH
4 lar distance over two or more roads
would cost. The result is that indus
I tries and commerce thrive in the towns
with the most railroads, while they
move out Of the towns with the one
road.
Under a proposed joint rate all rail-
roads are to be brought into one COM
mon service so far as the shipping pub
3 lie is concerned, and 1t is what ought
Ito be done, but under the present
method of procedure viii never be ac-
!complished. The commission is trying
to wait until the majority Of ship
8pers of goods within a certain class
nah agree to a special joint rate for
that class, and then establish the rate,
or so much of it as is, fair. But shipf
pers, like human nature, generally
bulls at cross purposes. Some want
etIlie rate and some don't want to give
aip the advantage they now have.
Others want some other rate, and few
can agree. The state railroad com
mission will have to investigate the
Whole subject and institute what will
lie fair and equable, or as nearly so
to all persons and localities as posi-
lie. before there viii be any joint rates
put into effect. This is one of the
things a railroad commission is for
mot, what is. the use Of having a
commission?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

"a majority vote will undoubtedly
be rolled up for Governor Cummins,
and, in that case, If the legislature
hearkens to the voice Of the people, he
will succeed Mr.. Allison as United
States senator predicts the Baxter
New Era Never before in our history
has there been such great need for
vigorous, progressive craftsmanship as
at the presen time. Governor Cum
Minis, if elected to the senate, will more
than prove that the people made no
mistake in giving him the place"
politicians no longer run the poll
tics of Iowa, thank the good Lord for
that" exclaims the Manson Journal.
The people have a right to do as they
please thanks to Governor Cummins.
Under the circumstances Governor
Cummins has as good a right to run for
senator as any one else"
Twenty millions Of people are
starving in Russia and China's famine
is killing untold thousands every day.,
vet you are kicking about a backward
spring in Iowa. Aren't you just
little ashamed OF yourself? inquiries
the Manson Democrat.
'The issue is competent versus in
competent government. The Des
Mofnes plan stands for competent GOV
ernment" declares the Des Moines
Capital
The Cedar Rapids Gazette has great
admiration and respect for the senior
senator, even tho there might be dis
position to believe that he has reached
the age where he can quietly retire
from active political service"
AS the Sioux City Journal sees it
"the Des Moines idea of friendship for
Allison is to provide him with nicely
cushioned seat in the chimney cor
porD
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
SENATORIAL SUCCESSION.
Manson Journal)

Manson JournaD
The fight will be for Senator Alli-.
sons seat, Senator Dolliver having
been elected last winter. Senator
Allison has beenN honored by Iowa
more than any man in the state. He
served eight years as congressman and
thirty-six years as senator and will be
so years old when his present term of
office expires, making forty-four years
of continuous life in the highest. Of
fees in the gift of the people of the
state. Surely Senator Allison has been
highly honored and it is only fair that
he should stand aside and allow a
younger man to take his place. Iowa
does not care for another Gear case.
Senator Gear was elected out of sym.
patty for a grand old man, but he
never filed his seat after his last
election and died before his term ex-
PRED Senator Allison has served an
honorable career, but in great meas
ure a useless one so far as doing any
thing for the people was concerned.
Trace closely his official life and you
will find it very Indifferent as to public
questions. He has been more of g
negative character than anything
else. It was often said of him that
he could go thru more political life
and leave a smaller trail than any
public man who ever lived. The day
for that kind of politics is gone. What
the world needs is men of action;, men
who are ready to say and do things.
Had President Roosevelt been Of the
same character as many Of our former
49, u, heat ~
ing done in the way of reforms. me
country would be in the hands OF the
railroads and the beef trust. me
country wants men of the Roosevelt
stripe and has no use for the velvet
footed" statesmen Of the past.
Governor Cummfns, we believe, Will
be the candidate of the progressives.
1t is very doubtful il Senator Allison
is backed by the standpatters, unless
they think that his long service and
prestige will make him stronger than
such men as Cousins Blythe, ToWner,
etc. The campaign is long way OFT,
but nevertheless men and measures
will be discussed. Governor Cummins'
hold upon the people Of the state is
stronger. now that he succeeded IN
securing the legislation that ne advo-
Gated, than when he was a candidate
for governor against George D. Per-
kins. There is little doubt but what he
can defeat Allison or any other man
who will be named as candidate.
This choice should be made, not from
any prejudice that you may feel put
from what a man has been able 70 90
for the public good, and for what ne
has accomplished in his public lie.
Measure Governor Cummins from THIS
standard instead of prejudice, brought
about by politicians and editorial writ
ers and the people of Iowa will not be
long in making a choice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
SUNDAY SCHOOL ADVERTISING.

A T.-R. editor picked up two neat
little papers printed to be handed out
tosthe children who attend Sunday
school. One was arranged for older
CHILDREN and contained a good story
and some excellent miscellany. The
other, made for the younger ones, was
excellently edited, and its little sto-
ries skillfully adapted to the tastes
and needs of little children. Both
showed the trained and skilful brain
and the Christian spirit in the reading
matter. The men and women who
made them worked with care and faith
and capacity, and succeeded.
The nature of the advertising made
d harsh discord with the harmony Of
the: editorial work, Like the minister
when he attempts to make money as
rside, line" to his profession, the little
Sunday school papers went wrong in
4 the business office. Those altruistic
\ tradesmen who have something to send
s'Free: Free.' had practically COM.
| splate possession Of the columns devot-
ed to advertisers. Immense rewards
we're to be gained by slight service
and articles of especial value to be had
at prices pitifully inadequate. Much
was to be procured without money and
without price. 1t was the class of adj
vestising that the managers Of ordi
nary daily newspapers Of the best type
refuse.
Much Of this kind Of ertising
4 borders on plain fraud. When men or
! corporations announce themselves as
4 In the business Of furnishing some
f.hing valuable for nothing, even now.
ice should and does know that the
scheme has something crooked about
III. III is obviously not admissible to
the columns of a paper printed for
children and to- be read by children.
holder people buy gold bricks occasion
allv Children are easier to deceive.
|That is one reason why the CRATER
|!No,lid naturally select the Sunday
|Ischool sheet as an excellent advertising
|inediun1
II Look oyer the next paper the chill
Bsreln bring from Sunday school. and ii
you see the kind OF ads that you have
learned to consider fraudulent, write
the minister about 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
Pointed Paragraphs.
(Chicago News
-- ICn1cag0 NeWsJ
Invention is the stepmother of trusts.

Invention is the stepmother of trusts.
Many 81 small boy grows UP TO be
little big man.
There's lot of brass in the compo-
sition of a gilded youth.
Few people are wise enough to util-
iza secondhand experience.
Some people are not much for looks
until they begin to rubber.
Convince man that he is fool IT
you would make an enemy Of him.
Even the female with the bargain
hunting mania draws the line at a
cheap looking man.
It's a good thing not to be good
thing
Many man says. How do you dor
just before doing you.
Trouble is something that generally
visits us without warning.
Il sItytakes two to make natch-and
divorce Judge toSignite 4.
a. word to the wise may be sufficient,
but it depends on the word.
lots of lazy men would kick if they
we're compelled to do nothing.
Never use hard words-especially if
YOU are unable to pronounce them.
1T Isn't always safe to Judge mans
charitableness by his actions when his
wife asks him for money.
An employers value of a mans serv-
ices never correspond with the mans
Mife's estimates thereof.
The average, friendship is wrecked
upon the fact that the average PERSONS
idea OF friend is some one he can i'm
pose upon.
It's certainly fortunate thing for
some people that they are unable to
seea themselves when they try to look
intelligent.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
Preferred the Baby's Voice.

# A New York scientist, the father of
"a large ard growing family, has his
troubles. One evening his youngest
was holding forth in her best style.
Thesmother could do nothing with the
child, SO the man of science went to
the rescue.
'IFthink 1 can quiet little Flora" he
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
Good Little Girl.

Polly (admiring the wonderful Gre
ations in the shop window Don
you wish you had one of them nice
feathers to wear on your hat?'
Kitty-''No; I don't believe in wear
ing birds feathers. My mammals a
member of the Audible society"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07
Fire undar Water

Fire Under Water
is not more surprising than the quick
pleasant curative effects, of DR.. Kings
New Life pills rs cents. Guaranteed.
Mcbride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

You think you know what you want,
but do you? Have you been satisfied
heretofore when your wishes were
granted?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

When a boy wants favor from his
parents, he asks his fathers permits
sion and tells his mother he is going
to do it. II
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

You can get fair amount of work
out of the average boy if you will keep
him home from school to do it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

d.
said. There's no use humming to
is real music. The fact that I used to
sing in the Glee Club at Yale, and sang
well, too, may make difference"
Accordingly, the professor took the
child, and, striding up and down the
room, sang In his best manner. He
had not finished the second verse of
his song when a ring was heard. The
door was opened, and there stood a girl
Of IA, who said:
I'm one of the family that's just
moved into the fiat next to yours.
There's sick person with US, and he
says, if it's all the same to you, would
you mind letting the baby cry instead
of singing to it?"
Sunflower Philosophy.
(Atchison Globe)
Every man has society manners, and
the other kinds
A lot Of unimportant things are told
"confidentially."
Men have failed in business for ev-
cry reason but lack Of advice.
Thinking you are very bright man
is one thing, but being one is an en-
tirely different proposition.
This is tact: II you are hostess put
the lovers together at the table, and
separate those who are married,
A smoker never has enough matches
to make him resist an opportunity to
steal few more.
Almost any man can talk seriously
about faith cures until he gets some
thing the matter with him.
You can get a fair amount of work
out of the average boy if you will keep
him home from school to do it.
You think you know what you want,
but do you? Have you been satisfied
heretofore when your wishes were
granted?
When a boy wants a favor from his
parents, he asks his fathers permits
sion and tells his mother he is going
to do it. Is,
Fire Under Water
is not more surprising than the quick
of m. Kinp, G
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

An employers value Of a mans serv-
ices never corresponds with the mans
Wife,s estimates thereof.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

1T Isn't always safe to Judge a mans
charitableness by his actions when his
wife asks him for money.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

AS the Sioux City Journal sees it
"the Des Moines idea of friendship for
Allison is to provide him with nicely
cushioned seat in the chimney cor
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

The average, friendship is wrecked
upon the fact that the average PERSONS
idea OF a friend is some one he can i'm
noanS 1ipOn W
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

It's certainly a fortunate thing for
some people that they are unable to
see themselves when they try to look
intelligent
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-07

Never use hard words-especially II
you are unable to pronounce them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
SOCIAL CALENDAR

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-15
COLD WAVE COMING STORM RAGING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO EAST COAST. Telegraph Wires Are Down, TrafRc Inc terfered With, and shipping
 b Endangered.

ssl
 Reports from the North to the local Weather Bureau yesterday were all to the effect that the worst storm of the season is now raging from the Missis- s2ppt to the east coast. It is not par- Hcularly cold but the snow and sleet makes 1t disasreeable and the damage facilities is great. The wires in the North to the South were all working bardly last night and it 10 feared that the storm may do damage to shipping on the Lakes.
 The forecast for today by the local Weather Bureau was that chilly. clear that the rain of the past two days had passed over. No change of any note is looked for in the temperature. but clear weather. accompanied possibly by slight wind will make the cold felt more.