Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-13
Topics Of the Times


IL the president succeeds in barring
those news papers printing the evil
dence In the Thaw trial from the mails,
will he get his OWN copy by special
carrier?
Captain Hobson is certain the Japs
could take the Philippines any day
they choose. Probably, but 1t reminds
of the man who took first premium at
the county fair. A policeman made
him put it right back again.
When the Iowa delegation meets to-
morrow, some Samson among its mem
bers should push the props from under
Temple.
1t Is good news that Senator A. b.
Funk, editor of the Spirit Lake Beacon.
and one Of the broadcast and bralnest
men In Iowa is regaining his health
in California. The Times Republican
hopes soon to see him at his post In
Iowa. Prospects are that the spring
fishing will be fine at Spirit Lake.
Just as we were getting the coffin
nail evil under subsection. comes, a
Russian Jew peddler of Dubuque with
the record of million cigarets record
ed on his forefinger and the Dubuque
The schoolmaster with the big stick
has his eye on those scrapping boys
down In the Central American seats.
To reproduce "Floradora" in Cuba,
with the Thaw trial In progress, seems
but the dispatches declare
1t as being done.
Mr.. Rockefeller has reversed the
scriptural saying. "He giveth and TAX
eth away" to read "he taketh and CIV
eth away
An Ohio doctor says that In time we
will have no stomachs. If true, this
should put posterity in good shape to
read verbatim reports Of evidence In
future Thaw cases.
The New York World has begun the
of the greatest newspa-
per home in the wide world. The ex-
treme height Of the building Is 375R
feet. 1t contains twenty-six floors on
twenty-five stories. 1t also contains
it is recorded. enough common bricks
to build $50 ordinary brick buildings.
1t weighs without it's contents 6S,000,-
900 pounds. There Is enough iron In
the building to build twenty-nine miles
Of railroad. The iron skeleton would
support the, building IL the walls of the
first floor were torn away. Every floor
turnout the building Is of STEEL made
Of steel beams four feet apart and rest
ing on steel plates. The building is abb
f1reproof In case OF an earth
quake it would be one of the few left
standing, A fire could start on any
floor of the edifice and the building it
self would not burn.
Andrew Carnegie tells a story to IL
Iustrate that a Celt Is always Celt in
Scotland as well as in Ireland In
sermon preached in small church in
Glasgow, the pastor, after inveighing
against slothfulness. said, by way of
climax: do you think that Adam and
~ nf
with their hands in their pockets?",
An Iowa man tells of an incident in
with an exposition held in
hat state, whereat one Of the attrac-
ions was the Indian department, where
their own history in dances
md mock fights. After one of these
exhibitions by the Indians a Boston
girl undertook to talk to a young In
liam brave. Heap much fight" she
said. The red man smiled grimly, drew
MS blanket closer about his stalwart
'orm and replied: Eyes, this is, in
Iced, great exposition. we fatter
ourselves that our portion Of the en-
.ertainment is by no means the least
attractive here. May presume to ask
who it is that I have the honor to adj
iress?" The Boston girl had been
.alking to Carlisle graduate.
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In the fact that important railways
Ire borrowing considerable sums on
,otas for thran voore of hiph no fac ne
the Railway Age sees evil
lence that "the foremost bankers see
40 immediate prospects of change in
he situation" Within a few weeks
he New York, New Haven and Hart
'ord borrowed s25,0OO,O 900 on short time
notes because long-term bonds paying
/ low rate of interest cannot at pres