Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-30
Topics Of the Times

yertiSing than the railroads noWaaa!S >
but Incidentally, the railroads VIII
profit most by the publicity charitably
accorded the exposition. Where the eX-
position receives 90 cents the transport
tation lines will take In S.
Senator Bailey of Texas is said to
have close to $l.000.000 stored away in
land and horses in the central part Of
Kentucky. He owns three fine farms
which nearly adjoin; the land averaging
in value $3.50 an acre. Perhaps this
explains how he found 1t easy to bor-
row money OF Standard Oil officials.
At any rate they seem to have consid-
cred the security good.
Don't fail to follow THE Conquest
Of Canaan" now running in the Times
Republican. 1t is one of the best, clean
est ard most interesting stories of pa
thence and final success ever printed
The railroad that carries the most
persons the most miles without mis-
hap is justified in advertising the fact
Davenport Democrat.
On cash contract?
The wholesale merchants and job
bers of Iowa are working for a law
from the legislature which shall pre-
vent q retail merchant from sacrificing
his stock of goods and pocketing the
proceeds before paying for them. 1t Is
claimed that twenty-nine states have
such IA law now. Any law that will as
sist III preventing fraud Is worthy, but
care should be taken that wholesale or
retail merchants are not relieved by
law from the responsibility Of super
vfsing the credits of their business.
Some men are born failures, and should
not go to Jail because of it.
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If $4,000 people should attend one
farm auction or enter one store the
man who couldn't sell to some of them
all the things he had for sale would be
a poor salesman indeed. A newspaper
like the T.-R makes 1t possible to carry
the store or the auction into the homes
OF that many people every day. The
merchant kings Of the great cities have
learned this.
"A tax is now levied ON all railway
tickets sold in Japan, varying from !
cent to SO cents, according to distance.
1t is different in Iowa. The opinion Is
growing that the ordinary traveller pays
q tax of cent a mile in order that
others may ride free. The difference
ia in the size of the tax and the pockets
it goes into.
Patrons Of Kentucky mail route
took down their free delivery boxes be-
cause colored man was appointed
carrier. Up to the present they haven't
torn down their barns ON account of
negro hostlers or quit eating Aunt
Chloe's" cooking.
The success of an eastern physician
who brought back life to a man who
had been dead for nine hours offers
renewed hope to certain defunct Iowa
politicians.
Chairman Shonts is strongly in favor
OF a ship subsidy.
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Somnambulist, is he?"
Eyes; he got up in the middle of q
physics lecture and walked out Of the
room Cornell Widow.
Charles H. Hoyt, New England's
great playwright, once visited small
town in Pennsylvania, where there is a
hotel they say George Washington, the
father of his country, used to stop at
when he passed thru. One of the COM
pany was given the Washington room
and Hoyt received a poor room on the
top floor, the proprietor not knowing
who he was. When he came down
stairs later the gentleman who had the
good room said:
Mr. Hoyt, they have given me the
room that they used to give George
when he came here"
Well said Hoyt, "the one they
gave me must be the one they gave
Benedict Arnold when he came"
II wish I had your money" fairly
we'll off politician once said to the late
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Don't bother so much about money!"
was the reply. What have 1 in life
that you lack? You have clean linen,
good food, a home; that's all I have.
And you are not compelled to fight like
4 tiger to keep what you have got. I
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Speaking Of complimentary votes for
United States senator, David B. Hill
said when the New York legislature be-
came republican, on joint ballot and
he was to be retired: II do not care for
the funeral baked meats Of minority
iUWA OPINIONS AND NOTES
Advising husbands as to the better
ines of conduct the Sheffield Press
'ays: Charge your wife not to gossip, |
out YOU can spin all the yarns you
wish. Have your wife get up and make