Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-02-10
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committee refused to locate either one
of its conventions in the capital city.
The Republican at Cedar Rapids an
nounces authoritatively that the sug
gcstion of Cousins running for the SEN
ate is a lie. Those who understand
what the Republican means will admit
that the suggestion is very improb-
able.
1t is a safe prediction that Frank
Woods knows Just what he Is doing.
1 Those less sure of 1t may worry but
Frank is not worried.
They can't find Banker Morse of New
York and nobody who has read of
/ Norris financial distress will be sur
prsed. 1t is a question whether the
creditors wouldn't try to lose him
again if they should be found.
Mr. billings of F'airview Farm. Par
kersburg. put a want ad in the T.-R.
| for corn wanted and he writes that 1t
y
| was possible for him to answer. Nor
al: Get n stenographer and private
secretary when you use T.R want
| ads.
1t is believed by DR. V. A. Moore of
the New York State Veterinary college
of Cornell university that 100000 of the
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state are infected with tuberculosis.
! This means that the people who con-
sumo the milk and beef obtained from
these cows are in danger of tubercu-
! losis. He believes that an appropria-
| ton of IS 100000 would be required TO
| test and slaughter the dangerous ami
mails At present there is only $40
900 year appropriated for the extir-
patton of anthrax, glanders, and tu-
| berculosis
III Groucher ever comes around your
place borrowing anything" said Wise.
don't let him have it,
You've spoken too late said Hus-
lie, "he was around yesterday"
You're easy. What was he borrow
ing
'rrouble. He's in the hospital to-
day" -Philadelphia Press.
! BY the way, the Cedar Rapids paper
| has not accused any of those in at
| tendance at the recent standpat con-
| ference with promising to deliver the
vote of county 1t must make some
difference as TO who confers.
Charles Emory Smith was one Of the
great editors of the country. AT the
head OF the Philadelphia Press he was
a power in national politics and served
in Mckinley's cabinet but at his death
his estate is estimated not to exceed
$4,000. The country would have rated
him among the millions.
Ii is said that While the salary of
New York's governor is $4,000 per an
mum, his living expense is 100000, and
LAWYER Hughes has declined to run
again He ought to find chord of
sympathy in the governors office at
Des Moines.
The meanest man has moved to
New York state. He has recently CIV
en- a preacher a bogus check for mar
rying him. Others have merely wished
| they had after it was too late.
Swiss watcllmakers are reported to
be busy filling English and American
orders for finger ring watches. The
ring watch, tho little seen, is no nov
matchmaking firm says that he saw
them more than fourteen years ago.
Queen Victoria had three or four. The
simplest onesr-a plain gold ring with
the watch inserted-costs about 500,
but with diamonds or other stones, S.
900 to $4,000 may be paid.
Last year the most marked advance
| in our exports to Canada has been In
! wood, and especially in the manufact-
ures of wood, from $4,765,000 to ST.
$4,000. Does it not seem absurd that
a country becoming barren of trees
should ship enormous quantities of
| wood products into a country which
has an inexhaustibe supply of timber
The German population is increasing
by 100000 a year, the British by 300,-
| 900, our own by more than 100000.
Germany is now gaining more by i'm
migration than she loses by emigra-
ton: the reverse is true of Great
{ Britain. There are $4,000,000,000 in
German savings banks and $100O000,-
900 in British savings banks. Germany
has made great strides in satisfying the
workingman by attention to old-age
insurance, by insistence upon safe ma
chinery in factories, by humane pro-
visions for pensioning the victims of
Industrial accidents and the like. Great
Britain. like the United States, is at
the beginning of this great task.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
The Council Bluffs Nonpareil believes
Secretary Wilson would carry the
state literally by storm if he would
consent to be candidate for the gov
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