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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Good Manners Once, But Bad Now.
From Harper's Magazine


We hardly appreciate the rapid trans
formation of human nature, on its high
est levels within a single generation, In
this consideration. the highest levels"
are those attained by the great middle
class. who constitute the main audience
for the best literature-at least this is the
case in America. Thackeray in his lee
lures on English humorists was address,
ing such a class in England; and in his
lecture on Steele, contrasting the Vic
torian with the Queen Anne era he said,
You could no more suffer in a British
drawing room, under the reign of Queen
Victoria, "A fine gentleman or fine lady of
Queen Anne's time, or hear what they
heard and said. than you would receive
an ancient Briton.'' The lecturer had just
before referred to Tyburn. and remarked
that a great city had grown over the old
meadows. Were man brought to die
there now. the windows would be closed
and the inhabitants keep their houses in
sckening horror A hundred years ago
people crowded TO see this last act of a
highwayman' life and make jokes on it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

The American coke industry during the
last three years has been marked by Il
steady decrease in the consumption of
coal per unit of coke, due for the most
rart to the development of by-product
manufacture, in which the yield of coke
from the coal is considerably greater
than in the beehive oven. The figures
the total value of coke produced was
sol, 600 CO. the average value per ton
being $252.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Sim Fein.

Prom the North American Review
Sim Fem, as phrase staDds for a
sound, If not very startling. principle of
morals, Rely on yourself alone" Sim
Fem as a party in Ireland stands for the
proposal to withdraw the Irish members
from Westminster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
The Regular Army in Peace.

The regular army is not in time OF
peace a body of idlers. as is frequently
supposed. whose maintenance can be eX-
cused only because it is necessary as a
preparation for war, neither is 1t merely
and solely kind of insurance against
that contingency If there could be an
absolute guaranty that international wars
should never occur. the United States
would still have to keep up regular
army or else have much difficulty In eX-
listing as civilized state. If this be
doubted let us pause to inquire how
the great task We have undertaken Of
planting free institutions In the uhconse-
NAL soil of an oriental country could be
carried on without military force. How
could any man be safe in his life or Sc
cure in his property there, or elsewhere
under our jurisdiction. unless behind the
mere letter of the law there stood an arm
ed force to make good its promises?
Our great western frontier could never
have been settled, and parts of ii could
,ot be safely inhabita "a now. We're it not
for the protection afforded by the regular
ARMY of the United States. What is
there. We may ask. to make Alaska "a
country of law. order and property un-
less it be the organized armed force we
have there? We're it not for this force
these indispensable conditions of civil
lied life could only be maintained
through unanimous consent, a thing hard
ly to be relied upon.
1.-The United States could not have full
filled the solemn obligation assumed in
the face of the world to keep Cuba a
country fit to live in if it had not main
tanned an armed force, quiescent il is
true, but ready.
Basis of All Government.
$50 in the United States proper. every
=.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
The Proof.

From Transatlantic Tales.
Studious - Aunt, are you supersti-
tious?
Aunt-MOst certainly not!
Studious-Then lend me thirteen taller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

him in good humor. 1t was often said
that his greatest difficulty was to pre-
serve a sober face on a solemn occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
VALUE Of TROOPS IN PEACE
GEN. BELL POINTS OUT THE
WORTH OF THE ARMY.
Corrects a Statement Made Offhand
Before the House Committee
on Military Affairs.

Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell, chief of
staff. has written an interesting letter
in defense of the army as valuable
institution in time of peace well as in
time of war 1t is addressed to Repre-
sentative Hull, chairman of the House
committee on military affairs, and is
as follows:
my attention has been called to the
fact that while testifying before your
committee as to the value of maneuvers,
/ made a statement to the effect that
we had come to recognize that the only
excuse for the existence of our army
in time of peace was that 1t might be d
school of instruction for war.
LAS all testimony is liable to be. when
given offhand without careful thought or
consideration, and when discussing only
one phase of a situation. this statement
is incorrect and misleading. 1nasmuch
as | am chief of staff of the army, and
my statements are consequently given
more weight than would otherwise be the
by stating certain facts more or less
patent to all.
II regret that l. gave expression to this
incorrect statement all the more because
it would seem to justify mlScoHceptlon
which is fairly prevalent among con-
siderable number of our people who have
not given thorough and careful conSld-
GRAFTON to the subject.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
-rmh1ir,1 glarslalItuau,t ouaa narrh Is 1903

principle. The platform rejoices in the
enactment of legislation that secured
lower railroad fares and the abolition
Of the railway pass--laws secured in
Iowa by Governor Cummins and his
legislative friends. 1t declares for cleo
ton of United States senators by pop
ular vote-a system practically secured
thru the enactment Of the primary law
by Cummins and his followers.
The platform favors arbitration of
labor disputes-7a system practiced by
Roosevelt Hope is expressed for the
speedy completion of the Panama canal
An undertaking fathered by the re-
publican party in the face of demo-
cratic opposition. The platform con-
dennis gambling in grains-an evil
which a republican president and con-
gress now have under investigation
and propose to remedy.
Little was found in republican
policies and acts to be condemned In
fact the convention delegates went
home with much less enthusiasm than
they took with them to Cedar Rapids,
and the attempted regeneration of the
party seems to have been fiat failure.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28

to show evidence Of recent growth fur
nishes an Illustration for the saloon
men or where conditions are reversed
the ants find an opportunity to prove
their contention.
The trouble over the saloons In Dav-
export was started in the interest or
the Allison candidacy. Now the Allison
crowd is trying to stop the trouble.
The doing away of partisan politics
in city elections does not necessarily
result in the adjustment of the ward
heller, curb orator and campaign liar.
Mrs. Alfred G. Vanderbilt has left
Newport, taking with her bag and bag
gage. Result-much gossip In Newport
and large, glarng headlines in the yell
low press.
The president has demanded tariff
revision 1t is said that during the
reading Of the presidents latest mes
sage on the subject Speaker Cannon.
cigar so out
The more one sees of the democratic
party the more one is constrained to
believe that 1t got its political educa-
ton thru correspondence course
Admiral Bob" Evans has purchased
ro1iforria hnnon A farm iS
mighty bad place for man with
rheumatism in both legs, as experience
with the hired man will show.
Our battleship fleet will stop at ia
pan and China on the way home just
to show that no GOODNESS exists.
The Bremen county authorities are
trying to dispose of the gallows on
which murderer Busse wasn't hanged.
Are not the republicans Of Illinois
somewhat inconsistent in adopting a
strong tariff revision platform and at
the same time endorsing Cannon for
president? The two do not mix well.
1t required twenty-eight hundred
words for the Iowa democrats to con-
fuse the voters on the real issues. Aside
from the endorsement of Bryan and the
stand on the tariff issue. the platform
Is largely commendatory of laws en-
acted by the republican party.
rye got birthday surprise for your
mother" said Mr.. kidder. winking at
his marrageable daughter. TIN going
to give her a new spoonholder."
"a new spoonholder?" queried the
dear girl.
YES, new parlor sofa" -Philadel-
phia Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
Against Paid Music in Churches.

Spending money for special attrac-
tons, such as music particularly,
seems a mistake in our church econo-
my to DIR. Charles M. Sheldon, of To-
peka, Kas. Money has been spent for
singing and playing. he declares,
which might better have been used
for missionary purposes. In The Con-
gregationalist he gives these views Of
misdirected money power:
Il see no reason myself why the fin
est singer or player in the parish
should receive compensation for serv-
Ice rendered any more than the best
teachers in the parish should receive
money for teaching in the Sunday
school. l have in my parish man
who is a graduate of one Of the best
colleges in this country. who spent
very many years in acquiring his edu-
cation. who is thorough scholar and
a splendid teacher. He has Bible
class in my Sunday school I do not
think the thought of compensation for
teaching that class ever entered his
head. He is giving, however, out Of
the ripeness Of his knowledge what it
cost him many years and many hun
dreds Of dollars to acquire. If he does
not expect anything for his service to
the church, which he gives as service,
why should the man or woman who
has spent years acquiring a musical
education in learning to play or sing
expect money compensation for it3
81 have always felt somewhat proud
Of the fact. hope in a right way, that
ih our average church for eighteen
years we have never paid a cent for
the service of musicians, either for
playing or singing, accepting what was
offered as service and very many times
1t has been of the very best that the
parish afforded. / know Of a church
which has in its parish one of the fin
est lawyers in the state. and whenever
that church wants a public address or
an inspiring talk to it's young men 1t
calls upon this member Of the church
for service. He does not ask for pay,
altho he can get the highest price in
the lecture field when he goes out 70
give a public lecture. think the more
we dignity the service in the church
by drawing into it the finest talent
we possess. and offer 1t as service, we
increase the church's efficiency, and
very often the money that is spent
for musical service or for flowers or
decorations could better be used. 1t
seems to me, directly in doing mission
airy work or in adding to the real ef-
fectiveness Of the church in ways
where the money is more needed.
II hope shall not be misunderstood
in all this. What mean Is that the
church has a right to the finest serv-
ice that can be rendered it by its MEM
bers. There is no man or woman so
talented or so gifted in the parish that
he ought not to feel that the finest he
has can and should be offered upon
the altar Of religion"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
Looker-On In Iona

Grinnell, March 2S.-The writer has
recently put in nearly two weeks of
time around this city, and while
Poweshiek county is not the whole of
the Sixth congressional district, no
other county has more influence In the
nomination and election Of a congress-
man. At the present time as every
one knows, this district is represented
in congress by a democrat; a very good
man. but entirely out of place In
district having several thousand re-
publican majority What follows is by
no means this scribe's personal opin-
ion. In Poweshiek county there is quite
a general feeling that a get-to-gether
club should be formed; that the words
standpatter and progressive be dropped
from the revised political dictionary:
that there is some one in the Sixth
district that can be nominated and
elected as republican, neither as
standpatter nor progressive: that
neither of the two prominent candi
mated is quite generally admitted A
suggestion has been made that a con-
ference of equal numbers Of former
standpatters and progressives, say ten
prominent republicans from each coun-
ty in the district, get together In the
near future and see if some man cannot
be recommended to the voters, that will
secure majority of republican votes
1t Is quite generally talked in sew
eral towns In Poweshiek county that
the present candidate for state repre-
sentative from Poweshiek county is on
record as saying he will, il elected, cast
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
REFUSES TO DE- REIuyENA1eo.

1 Hope of winning an election is eternal
i'm the breast of the average Iowa DEM
! ocrat. The little family quarrel disturb
| ing the opposition party during the
past few years has stimulated that
hone. The Cedar Rapids convention
| held this week was promoted by the
marty bosses with the idea of holding
every party voter in line and possibly
profiting by dissension in the ranks of
the republicans. 1t was proposed to
make it a great convention. In point OF
attendance and speech making 1t was
great gathering. 1t was controlled by
the Younger element dominating the
party in Iowa since 1896 when Bryan
ism and free silver We're discussed by
every curbstone politician. Delegates
from every county in the state assem-
bled They talked much, strongly en-
dorsed Bryan, quarreled, passed res
olutions $500 words in length, turned
down Charley Miller and Jim Weaver,
and adjourned.
Nothing the convention did created
alarm among a somewhat divided OPP
position which will later unite in sup
port of it's primary nominees. In fact
the convention revealed dissensions
among the followers Of Bryan. The
ghost of the liquor question bobbed up
to plague democrats as it once dis
turbed republicans. The gathering de-
veloped opposition to the venerable Jim
Weaver by those friendly to the liquor
interests. He was turned down for del
egate-a t-large, then hurled defiance at
those who enconlpassed his defeat by
announcing that he would be a candf-
date before the primaries for the DEM
corat:c nomination for governor John
Dennison, who halls from river city,
is also candidate for this office. Thus
the democratic party of Iowa has trou-
bles of it's own.
Aside from it's verbosity the plat
form adopted is peculiar Instead of the
usual democratic Job Of skinning the
republicans, the resolutions, in the hope
that reaction will dominate republican
nominations approve the work of Roose-
Welt and Cummins in their administra-
ton of national and state affairs. The
platform rejoices in the moral awaken
ing in the nation-an awakening, by
the way inspired by the present oc-
cupant of the White House. 1t approves
the square deal''-another Roosevelt
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
Given un 10 biz.

B. Spiegel, 1904 n Virginia St., Ev-
ansville, Ind, writes: For over five
years l was troubled with kidney and
bladder affections which caused me
much pain and worry. lost flesh and
was all run down, and year ago had
to abandon work entirely. I had three
of the best physicians who did me
no good and / was practically given
up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure was
recommended and the first bottle gave
me great relief, and after taking the
second bottle l was entirely coured."
Why not let 1t help you? Mcbride &
Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY.

Accept it that the republican party
is the progressive party. All republic
ans are progressive. Let there be no
more talk of real" republicans. or OF
"stalwart" republicans. or of stand
nat, republicans. or of "Oyster Bay
republicans. Those who have at differ
ent times so proudly worn one or the
other of these familiar tags have re-
Gently been trying very hard to forget
that they ever were tagged.
All republicans are progressive re-
publicans this year. Some of them have
been progressive republicans for good
while. Some were never anything else
than progressive. Now they are all just
plain republicans
President Roosevelt is a plain repub-
lican who is proud of the fact that he
belongs to a progressive party. His
leadership in the progressive procession
has come about quite naturally and
logically.
Gov. Cummins is republican. He
has never been other than a republic
an. He has been a republican all the
while He was republican when he
made a gallant fight for sound money
II ST. Louis and later when he did
more than his share toward electing
Mckinley. He was a republican every
',olr Of the time he has been making
tie fight for republican revision of
the tariff.
Lieutenant Governor Warren Garst,
who commenced fifteen years ago to
fight for all that is best in Iowa leg
islation and who has left his imprint
n every stretch OF the pathway of
ogress, is republican and has never
IN other.
Speaker George Clarke is just plain
republican. a republican who never
wore a tag. who never posed as some
special brand different from the major
ity. Mr.. Clarke has had no small part
in the splendid progress Of his party
IN Iowa.
Attorney General Byers, Secretary OF
State Hayward. Senator Frank Hop
kins and others who stand before the
people as candidates this year are all
republicans who believe in progress and
who have a considerable part to play
in making theirs progressive party.
None of these men need any distin-
gushing marks, They are republicans,
that is enough.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
The Christian Socialist.

The mass of humble believers inter
pref the conception of the Son of God
the Man Of Sorrows'-says Mr.
Whteing. as "the great comrade who
tried to get lowly and foolish and
worse luck" But such a one, he
maintains, they don't find in the ex-
listing systems" The composite per-
sonality of the Son of God-the Second
Person of the Trinity-"all that the
church holds most dear" "leaves them
quite mystfied and. must say IT.
quite cold" Mr. Whiteing goes on:
zone day I ventured to call HYDE
Park orator Christian Socialist by
way Of compliment, but he flew into a
great rage. Nothing Of that sort. If
you please-a Socialist Christian, at
the best. Don't put the cart before the
horse He meant that the Socialism
was the touchstone, not the Christian
ity. as they understand 1t in the
churches now. You could not be a
Socialist without being Christian,
whether you knew it or not. You might
easily think yourself a Christian with
out being the other thing. and the So
cialism was the root of the matter.
Just that and nothing more.
"The image of the Christ in the
popular mind is that Of one who came
to bring more happiness in this world
to poor men and women beaten in the
struggle-material happiness. Do not
be in any doubt about that-a more
equal distribution of right-down
kin
ond loaf in the cupboard, good shoes
and stockings for all the children, and
the Sunday suit for all.
What they think, what they say.
when they are able to say it, is that
the rich people and the theologians
between them, often working hand in
hand, have 'nobbled' the churches, and
made their symbolic cup mere opiate
for hard luck, instead of the healing
draft The parsons are paid to keep
people quiet, that is the ruling idea.
They can not get their money for cur
rent expenses without the rich, and so
getting it, of course, they preach the
rich mans creed.
1.-THE attempt to substitute feasts.
fasts, and festivals of the church for all
this, with elaborate professions, will.
historically, I feel convinced. mark the
end of the present religious system.
Let our Anglican revivalists just try
to recognize how a poor, dim creature,
born into everlasting short commo ns,
without volition or vocation, STANDS
apart from all that, and sees nothing In
it but embroidered garments and flu
tile excitements about Quinquagesima
Sunday and other functions with lors
names that touch him no more than a
birthday at court!
"Believe me, as once ventured to
say, people in West Ham look on your
ecclesiastical anchorites as mere am
mytures' IN the artistry Of privation,
with the sacred institution ever behind
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-28
For Sunday Reading
Insanity and Relation.


1T is often alleged that mental dis
orders proceed in many cases from the
influence of religion. Unfriendly critics,
says writer in the Pittsburg Chris
tlan Advocate, land especially those of
the materialistic school, assert
that religion arouses the fears, excitcs
the sensibilities, and unsettles the rea-
SON" A late issue of The Western
Christian Advocate has an article by
David Starr Jordan, of Columbus, who
quotes statements made by DR.. A. Is.
Richardson, for many years in charge
of institutions for the insane, the last
being the United States Hospital at
Washington. He replies thus to DR..
Jordan's inquiry about the amount OF
insanity In his institutions attributable
to religion:
You have asked me very easy
question. l have tested that matter
thoroughly. There are only two pa
tents in this hospital whose insanity
has any relation to religion, and
think. from their predisposition to in
sanity, that they would probably have
become insane on some other subject,
If they had not on religion. Now, IL
you had asked me how many people
in Ohio are kept by religion from in
sanity and out of these hospitals, you
would have given me a question hard
to answer, for they are a multitude.
The good cheer. bright hopes, rich
consultations. good tempers. regular
habits. and glad songs of religion are
such an antidote for the causes of in
sanity that thousands of people in
Ohio are preserved from insanity by
them. But for the beneficient inf1u-
ence Of religion Ohio would have to
double the capacity of her hospitals
in order to accommodate her insane
patients"