Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-12-18
Topics Of the Times

In Zululand, when the moon is a
the full, objects are distinctly visible
at as great a distance as seven miles
while even by starlight one can see tc
read print with ease. Something ir
man has been known to read mucf
that never was written from that sta
ton.
CumminS would like to see DolliVel
in distress, so that he might say tC
him, Go to-" and turn away from
him in a contemptuous manner-SiouS
City Journal.
But when Cummins did see him in
distress seeking a refuge from the
Journals friends who We're h~ot-footing
after him TO take his political life, he
opened a city of refuge to the sena-
tor and granted his frantic pleadings,
six years more of official opportunity
to stab in the back the men who
saved him.
One of the smiles that greeted
Roosevelt's announcement beamed OH
the face of Chancellor Day. The uni
versity is pleased when it's friends and
its friends friends are happy.
The boys and girls will be coming
home from college next week.
Hogs go down and hides drop, but
pork and shoe-leather rise above the
mutabilities Of the market.
A bulletin prepared by DR.. III. s.
Grindley, professor of general chem
istry at the University Of Illinois and
Just issued by the department of agri-
are more easily digested and more
completely assimilated than any other
class OF food. The bulletin (No. 1889
is one Of the most sensational ever
issued by the federal authorities n
r%ecounts a series OF experiments DR..
Grindley conducted on a digestion
SQUAD of which he himself was a
member. The net result Is to dethrone
bread as the staff of life and set up
the toothcome beefsteak and succulent
pork chop in its place, for DR.. Grlndley
SAYS. the protein in meat is much more
thoroughly digested thar hat in veg
etable foods.
The consumption Of tobacco is re-
ported to be much smaller. This
may mean reform but more likely
means increased use Of cabbage and
turnip leaves.
In Sioux City the doctors have ex-
posed a man entire brain by an oper-
alton. However, this doesn't give a
clearer insight INTO his thoughts and
the envious desires of his heart than
editorial ownership Of a Sioux City
newspaper.
MIR. Cortelyou is in direct line for a
big bank presidency thru promotion by
the president. What is rough" about
that"
There are now a total of 222. 1000 far
mers' leagues in Italy. The relative
commercial Importance of the leagues
Is increasing rapidly with every year,
as is also their number. The combin-
alton of the farming interests may yet
fix the price of potatoes and bring
the agricultural producer on equal
terms with his monopolistic neighbor
in the industrial field. But then, what
hacomaS IF the rest of us?
A fortune teller predicts that Mr..
Bryan will reach the g of 81. If
he loses out a few more times on the
presidency, he will still have remain
ing a shot at a senatorship.
The rush for new saloon licenses
in Denver is due to begin pretty
soon.
AS citizens and taxpayers the coun-
try merchants and farmers are inter-
ested in having the postal system on
a paying basis, as nearly as is con-
sistent with good service. 1t is esti-
mated that the deficit Of between So
900, 900 and $4,000, 900 at present would
be changed to a profit of from $780,
be changed to a profit of from $10,-
900, 900 to s15,OO0,O00 were it not for
the the expense of maintaining the
present rural routes. Allow packages
Weighing II pounds to be sent over
routes AND the increase Of ex-
pense would be tremendous. The gov
eminent not owning it's railroads would
be put to great expense in carrying;
the rural routes would have to be
delivery of packages would
mean the use of heavy wagons where
carriers now drive light vehicles,
while in the cities delivery wagons
would have to be furnished by the
government. Instead Of a deficit of