Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-01


her geography lesson, sent to Rosies
mother note requesting her to see
that the girl studied her lesson. The
next day showed no Improvement
however, and the teacher asked Rosie
whether she had delivered the mote
Yes, maam," was the reply
"And did your mother read the note
Rosle?" asked the teacher.
Yes, ma'am."
What did she say?"
"My mother said that she didn't
know geography an she got married
an my aunt didn't know geography
an she got married, an you know
geography and you didn't get mar
ried."--NewsboolS
Let simplicity be the final rule adopt
ed in any primary amendment Whief
is enacted. Voting is simple enough Il
permitted to be done in a natural way
Iowa has again manifested her right
to stay in the front rank thru I. p
Shonts, a son Of the Buckeye state
who has come out f1atfooted for Taft
This will, of course, be a signal fos the
democratic papers to complain that
heads of corporations are using undue
influence on employees to get their votes
for the republican ticket in Novem-
Der.
Kermit Roosevelt, the presidents
eldest son, seems to be chip OF the
old block, for on horseback he over
took a runaway team after a mile
chase, and probably saved three lives
He didn't care about the risk to him
self.
Temperance people at Des Moines
ought to rejoice. The council is tryins
to have water rates reduced 20 pei
centA which should nalse passage on
the water wagon cheaper.
An American travelling in the under
ground OF London between Hammer
smith and Islington heard the guard
call: "Ammersnbth, Ammersmith"
Wlereuporl, being of humorous
turn of mind, he said to the guard:
"You have dropped something"
What" said the guard.
can h." answered the American.
ooh. never mind" retorted the
guard "I'll pick 1t up at Washington. =
Travel Magazine.
New York courts do not seem to APP
prove murder and holding crowds a.
bay with revolvers. If we are to judge
by the treatment of the Hains broth
ers. one of whom shot William Annii
while the other held back those who
would interfere. They have been hele
without bail. There seems to be NJ
good reason why the written law
should not be tried before the unwrit.
ten is applied. and this is evidently thu
basis on which the New York cour
operates.
Miss" Helen Maloney. the Philadel
pilia heiress who eloped with Samue
B. Clarkson after her marriage to A
n. Osborn, is trying to unite the kno
so as to marry Clarkson, and il hav
ing a lot OF trouble doing IT. She i
probably OF the opinion by this TIM
that It is just as well not to MARI,
unless one is pretty well convinced
that one can abide by the contract
She was brought up in a church tina
has strict ideas about the marital til
and her parents are consistently oppos
ing her release from her husband.
Every Judge has to have patience blu
Judge Clark, of Hancock county, mus
have more than the usual amount. III
has heard all the evidence in S07 case
in connection with the defunct Bank 0
Corwith, and has lived to adjourn tn
court. He will soon have to listen t
arguments which will last a couple o
days and then take the cases under ad
visement. The lot of every Judge i
certainly not a happy one.
It was when Otis Harlan ran out t
Pittsburg from New York to Look a
the production of one of his "roa
companies that he fell into CONVEX
sation with McGonnigle, a stage ham
whom the manager had recently en-
gagged to go with the troupe as an as
sistant property-man. McGonnigle wa
complaining of the discomforts of trav
ell.
"oi always feel SO dhirty," he saic
"Oi'm not used t. goin' widout a brus
an comb"
Surely protested Harlan, you
trunk is not so full that you can't &c
a brush and comb into it,"
'"Trunk? repeated McGonnigle. 'Pv
got no trunk"
.cnhen you'd better get one" advise
Harlan.
"Phat for?"
ITO carry your clothes in, of course.
"Phat!" cried McGonnigle-"an' m
20 naked ?"-Saturday Evening Post.
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
/ NOW let all republicans line u
for the success of the whole tickle