Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-21

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heavily as to drown the sound made
by the other aspirants.
When Bishop Woodcock addressed the
Episcopalian ministers convention at
Detroit it is said that he was a bird.
The senate finance committee would
restore an God We Trust on gold
coins. The motto was taken off by or
der of the president. 1t looks as tho
the committee was not made up OF
trustbusters like Roosevelt.
The negro politicians would NOM
mate man for the presidency he
could be cIassed as a dark horse.
In litigation at Chicago are involved
two bedsprings and pair of mattresses
left by the late fakir. Alexander DoWde,
who Is said to have paid over $4,000
for the outfit. Like most prophets"
Dowie was mighty fond of his material
comfort while giving others the spir-
itual kind.
Later he was insane. Now he's recov-
cred his sanity. Looks as tho, with
these rapid mental changes which have
been legally agreed on, the safest place
for him is the insane asylum, which
will tend to keep down the mortality
rate.
We are informed by the Epicure
that "the world has never learned the
name OF the genius who conceived the
idea of spreading butter upon his
bread, a combination Of food elements
more palatable. more wholesome and
more universally popular than any
that the combined wisdom of all the
professors who have ever lived have
been able to devise" He has probably
already received his reward.
Teacher-,Now. Tommy. If your ia
Their had twenty dozen eggs In his
store and found that eighteen OF them
were bad, how much would be lose?
Tommy-Nothin'! You don't know
pa.
France furnishes argument for pre-
serving United States forests. Altho
she has three-fifths Of an acre of trees
per capita, this is but one-third enough
to supply the home demand and she
annually imports $s0,000.00o worth Of
wood, paying s10,000,0O0 freight and
s6,ooo,o6o duty for it. The state for
ests yield profit of $1.75 per acre per
year and cost 95 cents to maintain.
A Wisconsin paper manufactures
suggests reduction in the tariff as
means of lowering the price of print
paper by reciprocity. The paper men
seem to be determined to keep UP, their
own profits as long as possible.
Two hundred real estate men met In
Chicago the other day. They were quite
neat and nice for fellows that handle
so much dirt
Mrs. Guinness no doubt richly de-
serves the title of female Bluebeard,
which some OF the editors have dubbed
her.
Emperor William studied Greek for
two months to be able to address Corfu
folks so they could understand him.
But when he opened his mouth it was
Greek to them.
care you sure all of your great for
tune was made honestly?"
Il can't say" answered Mr.. Dustin
Stax. "Some of my most trusted and
responsible employees are men whom
impertinent questions. washing
Star.
If Senator Allison at age 70 is un-
able to make a single speech in the
primary campaign, how much can he
do as senator between ages so and
SO?
Jim Trewia served nine years in the
legislature and when Blythe an
nounced that he would Pound Cum
minis into the EARTH" he and Judge
Hubbard selected Jim Trewin as their
candidate for governor. Trewin got all
their votes in the Cedar Rapids con-
vention. Jim Davis. from Blythes
home county, was made temporary
chairman OF the convention. When
Judge Hubbard died Jim Davis was
made state attorney for the Northwes-
tern and Jim Trewin was made local
attorney at Cedar Rapids for all Of
Judge Hubbard's railway clients. The
question is, were Hubbard and Blythe
fooled as to Trewin's record in 1901,
or is somebody lying when they present
him as q Roosevelt reformer now?
The progressive ticket will be Cum
Minis for senator, Garst for governor,
Clarke for lieutenant governor, Byers
for attorney general, Hayward for sec
rotary of state, Hopkins for auditor,
and Packard and Copeland for electors
at large.
Henry Wallace of Wallace's Farmer,
explains the hatred of, Cummins in
Washington as follows: 'The laws en-
acted by the last session of the Iowa
legislature, nearly all of which were