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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
the JOKER IN the ALoR,cn BILL.

When currency reform bill APP
peared bearing the name of Senator
Aldrich the country held its nose from
mere force of habit thinking, of course.
that it smelled of oil. Like the farmer
who carried oil and potatoes home in
the same wagon box, the country has
discovered that it's fears We're not UNI
founded. There was joker in the bill
and the smell of oil was fully estab-
lished.
Senator Aldrich proposes bond
secured currency. We have that now
and it is so inflexible that when notes
are once put out there is no way of
getting them retired again, so the
country is forced to use them In spec
ulation which brings financial accom-
modations to the end of it's rope with
no slack to pay out when the next
emergency arises. A bond-secured
currency Is so cumbersome and so
frought with delay as to be Of no
service In times OF emergency. 1t Is
of very little Improvement to provide
for further extension Of bond-secured
currency and a man as close to great
bankers as Is the Standard Oil senator
could never make the mistake of sup
posing that his measure would be Of
any real relief.
He had another purpose. Buried in
the context of the bill in the para
graph defining the kind OF municipal.
state and county bonds which would
added the words land approved rail-
road bonds" Here Is the joker. Sena-
tor Aldrich would create a market for
railroad bonds just as the government
once created a market for its own
bonds by forcing the national banks to
buy them as a basis of note issues.
Railroad bonds are safe enough as
collateral They constitute an approved
class of investment, but when the
country is crying for relief from the
inflexibility of its present bond secured
currency there can be no purpose in
bill making railroad bonds a basis Of
circulation other than to make
market for railroad bonds. Standard
Oil is very largely in the railroad bus
mess. The national banks are to be
given chance to get in.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22

door to your residence. church or a
Y. Nj. c.. A. building. He needs the
money. He must get it or the brewing
company will have a set of fixtures on
its hands, and he be looking for a
job.
The saloon that actually supplies a
demand for liquor is bad enough even
when conducted with such decency as
attaches to the business. The brew
er's saloon that is established to create
a demand ought to be obliterated. 1t
makes two drunkards and criminals
grow where one grew before.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22

"The Iowa delegation to the next
republican national convention should
be uninstructed," says the keokuk
Gate City.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
10 SUPPLY OR CREATE DFuHkARrsa

In New York 1000 saloonkeepers in
sisr that they will close their saloons
and go out OF business If brewers in
sist on a 81 raise on the price Of
barrel of beer. They explain that they
must stand the raise or quit. They
owe the brewers for their fixtures. The
brewers have mortgages on their sa-
looms. The brewers can sell them up
In effect these saloons are but retail
extensions Of the brewery. They We're
established by the breweries because
they offered chance to sell little
more beer, because some competitive
company had saloon handily by and
competition was essential The fix
lures were sold and the saloon fitted
up for any one who had pull enough
to get a license and money enough
to pay a months rent. But they are
simply extensions CT the brewers bus
mess and belong body and soul to the
breweries The state laws and public
opinion of course interfere with the
actual ownership of thousands Of
drinking places by brewery companies
and trusts and 1t Is much more con-
venient way Of handling the business
to give SIS week hustler chance
to make good than to put him behind
the bar on wages to figure how much
he can knock down.
The very protest Of these 1000 sa-
loonkeepers, their confession that the
breweries own them, is evidence that
they are not for the purpose of sup
plying or creating demand, and
that they should be put out of BUSH
ness.
And this Is true Of the brewers sa-
looms elsewhere. The same thing
works in Iowa that is working in New
York Some fellow gets gang to-
gether and makes a councilman, or
helps make a mayor. He or his pal
gets a permit on the strength Of 1t.
The brewery digs up set of fixtures
that have been in storage since it took
them away from another fellow of the
same ilk who failed to make good. 1t
stocks the saloon. 1t is up to the per-
nit holder. II the saloon doesn't pay
he goes to the wardman in a big town,
directly to the mayor in small one.
His saloon isn't getting the money.
Some girls" are willing to pay $50
a month for the rooms over the saloon.
1t means the $50 rent and an added
sale of beer and booze to the trade"
upstairs He wants an assurance that
1.-THE girls" won't be disturbed If he
is turned down his landlord comes
next day. If he Is turned down. the
saloon attorney tries his hand on the
mayor, reminding him of work" done
and money spent to secure his election.
The point in all this is that he is Sin
business" to make good. The last dime
of a drllnkard and the putrid wages of
prostitutes looks good to him. He
needs it, And if permitted he gets it,
even if his business is located next
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
sonetim.s Hannens That Way.

Throggins-"Did you ever try max
ing comrade of your boy?"
Phogy-"Yes; but 1t didu't work. 1
found he was too old for me-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
New York Press.

mind whether TO go to the legisla-
lure again or not Cottrell evidently
reasons there are other Legislators that
have aminities in Des Moines and else
where and such men stand well in
society and business circles. WHAT Is
the reason of this public cutlery in my
case? He has yet to learn that the
public will not condone the open vlo-
lation of common propriety.
This case of Cottrell owes all OF It's
prominence to publicity In France
such a case would not By worth
reporters time to get the COPY. In all
of our eastern cities, including WASH
ington, d. c.. slch affairs are so com
mon as to cause little comment. Platt
of New York--Senator Platt is even
now having a case with Mae WOOD.
His affair with Miss Wood was known
to every public man and every news
paper reporter in Washington STAN
ford White for years had the proto-
types of Evelyn Nesbit visit his art
studios but it remained for Harry
Thaw. worse specimen of human
itv. to turn on the searchlight of pub
licity
cottrell ard his affinity, Mrs.
Hough uncorsciously have accom-
plished some good It's this The next
case of the kind will be kept out OF
the papers" Cottrell now wishes he had
lied like a gentleman" Mrs. Hough now
realizes that she can never explain to
Mr.. Hough her printed statements.
These printed black and white words
are an Indictment no specious plead
ing can destroy. 1t is safe to assume
neither of these affinities will ever
again take the public into his conf
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22

Facts and Figures in the 1908 World
Almanac.
The World Almanac snd Encyclope-
dia for 1908, the 25th anniversary num-
Der of that well-known reference book.
has just been issued. This year 1t Is
much larger, more complete and COM
prehensive than ever before, compris-
ing 1000 pages and giving about TO-
600 facts and figures which may be
depended upon as being absolutely ac-
curate and right up to the last minute
of 1907 H. is a veritable library OF
universal knowledge between two COW
ers. The World Almanac is in use in
the public schools of Greater New
York has been adopted by most all the
normal schools and hundreds of pub
lie, high and grammar schools thru
out the country. 1t is certainly book
that should be in every library and in
every home.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
The Impudent Waiter.

dinner in New York, told some remin-
iscences of theatrical deadheads
"Then there was Blank" said Mr..
Hammerstein. Blanks impudence
was second only to that of a waiter I
heard about the other day.
"Look here, waiter said guest,
this fish is not cooked properly
81 know it, sir said the waiter,
but YOU told me it was for your wife
".Well, What of that asked the
surprised guest.
why said the waiter, I knew
that if the lady was your wife, she
couldn't be very particular y
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
Overlooked a Few.

How do you account for his fail
ure?''
"Why, Il. he bought an article for so
cents and sold it for dollar, he fig
ured that he made 20 cents. Didn't
consider rent, heat, light, clerk hire,
wear and tear, or any of those little
itop,cv
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22

The Iowa City Republican can see
that "If Bob Cousins has to go, up
against Jim Good of Cedar Rapids, for
nomination, he will realize when the
votes in Cedar Rapids are counted that
knowing not to exceed a half dozen
men in Linn county during the six
teen years of service in Washington.
not in congress, has been a very short
sighted policy. Boy has been very sue
cessful in looking to his officeholders
over the district to manipulate conven-
tons, and so far he has had no oppo-
sition, but at the primaries it will be
different"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
Topics d the Tines


The difference in the businesses is
illustrated by the threat OF 1000 sa-
loonlleepers to quit il the price of beer
goes up dollar and the quiet way
2rocers take an advance in -four.
Every boy has chance to be pres
ident of q trust company.
Admiral Evans has rheumatism. 1t
is probably more interesting to stay
on board and listen than to go ashore
among the senors and senoritas.
lit might ease the currency situation
IL that s29,OOO,ooo Standard Oil fine
were collected.
Diamonds have dropped in price, but
sausage still holds its own.
Simply because Dosh gave girl
pair of carriers seems pretty thin
excuse for seeking him In the face
twenty years after.
A Wisconsin man has written an
Iowa judge requesting that he find a
wife for him, which the judge very
property refuses to do. 1t is the court $
business to assist men to lose wives
and any attempt to create judicial
woman's exchange should be frowned
down.
It's a poor sort of reporter that can't
scare up plot to destroy the fleet.
The Des Moines Register and Leader
is likely to run out Of slug stories on
congressional candidates. early, owing
to the limitations Of population.
An Iowa woman who has been mar
ried fourteen times announces her m
tention to find the right man yet.
How long does this matrimonial inter-
rogation point hope to live?
Evidently 1t is not true that you
can't lose Jack London"
Anyhow, Thaw was crazy to get
married"
Sunday closing seems to be fail
ure in Chicago. Jurymen simply VIII
not convict. Curses on Cummins.'
Funny how man with the grippe
loses it.
When Shaw was secretary Of the
treasury he investigated John X.
Walshs Irregularities and said that
Walsh had done nothing very wrong.
Walshs newspaper was then booming
Shaw Now farmer jury has con-
victed Walsh on fiftytwo counts and
Shaw's banker friend will go to the
penitentiary.
Why do Allison's friends, or rather
the fellows who want to beat Cum
Minis, raise the question of who Garst
would appoint in the case of vacancy
occurring during his term? Can any
of the ants tell us about this? Let
the Burlington Hawkeye or Cedar Rap
ids Republican explain it to us The
Sioux City Journal has made an effort
but it evades answering the question
as to why the possibility of a vacancy
becomes an issue at this time.
1t does not convince all Of us to have
a PENNSYLVANIA supreme court declare
the two-cent fare law unconstitutional.
Supreme courts in Pennsylvania have
been made by methods not altogether
approved elsewhere.
The trouble with the Cedar Rapids
Republican over this congressional
matter is mostly at home.
Taft and La Toilette would carry
Nebraska against Bryan. Let's make
the whole ticket unanimous.
When perfecting currency reform
let's do not forget insurance for de-
posts. An insurance guaranteeing de-
positors their money would stop all
boarding and sudden withdrawals and
would institute new force of exam
liners who would examine.
The trouble with Governor Hughes
M ~, ic that he has narnitta6
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22
M<>ahezs
25.YEAR HISTORY.

Facts and Figures in the 1908 World
Almanac.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-22

"It looks as if the Iowa opponents of
Shaw had buried the hatchet-in his
neck" says the Ida Grove Pioneer.
However, Shaw doesn't exactly ap-
pear like chicken with his head off.
He is a most lively killed off candi-
date" says the Burlington Hawkeye.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17

foreigner. Poor girl She had many
admirable traits, and | would have
married her if had not the very next
day met the beautiful Mrs. Haskins,
of Baltimore She had recently Sc
cured divorce, and ! was given to
understand that she had a fortune Of
about $10,000000. 1t was at a house
party that she was introduced to me
We at once repaired to the conserva.
tory, where she informed me that she
belonged to one of Baltimore's oldest
families and could quickly convert her
holdings into cash for transportation
to dear old England.
Constance" | said, taking her in
my arms, Il love you"
Looking up at me with trusting
fondness that was irresistible, she an.
swered:
But are you sure that you would
care for me if | were penniless?"
That hurt me- / really admired her.
and she must have read my thoughts
for she at once placed her soft, white
arms around my neck, and in the
sweetest, most cooling tones that ]
ever heard, said:
Forgive me, your grace, for asking
that know you love me for mysel,
alone"
We were secretly married two
weeks later, and ] agreed to have a
second ceremony performed at st.
In,
ance with the lady's wishes. OF course
! knew it would be fatal mistake to
go as far as that, and after she sup
piled me with the funds to meet my
most pressing needs ! left for Mis-
souri,, where | met the lovely Miss
Hunter, whose father had made for
tune in the coal business. had in the
meantime changed my title and now
introduced myself as the Marquis OF
Kinfrew. / went to the home of the
Hunters without waiting for the OBJ
servance of any formalities. The ser
want who opened the door took my
card to Miss Hunter and she met me
in the drawing room. For a moment
she looked at me as if she did not
understand the object of my visit.
Darling" | said advancing a few
steps toward her, do you not under
stand? | am the Marquis of Kinfrew
I am unmarried My creditors are be
! coming impatient, and my castles arc
in need of immediate repairs"
With a glad cry she flung herself
into my srms, and nesting fondly
against me, said:
Dear marquis, you have made me
the happiest girl in the world. But
but let us not be married in New
| York. / am so afraid Of mobs. | was
with papa once when he Lad to face
one during a strike at the mines Lei
us have the wedding in st. Georges
Hanover Square, with the American
ambassador present"
Just to satisfy her for the moment
/ agreed, and the next day her father
handed me a check for 5000 sayins
as he did so that ! probably needed
pocketmoney AS a guesser he wa:
all to the good-Chicago Record Her
| aid
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17

ton of the front door, that was diff
ferent. He had his heart set on an
old colonial design and had worked
nights for a week drawing plans for
it, but l simply told him it would not
do. What does man know about
such things, anyway? He never con-
sidered the amount of work in keep
ing all that side glass clean, and any
how it was not important enough to
make any real difference to him, so
] had the plain wooden door, as you
see
"A woman has to use common sense
about things. Anything my husband
really has at heart | always humor
him in. 1t was the same way about
my daughter, Sadie. When she was
married Mr.. Bount wanted a simple
r0me wedding and we gave it to
him.
Mr.. Bount was so queer about AL
bert-Sadie's husband He never liked
him and was so opposed TO her mar
rying him and fought against it-but
/ didn't argue with him at all. just
went ahead and got Sadie ready for
was best when my own daughter was
concerned.
'Mr. Bount has odd little notions
too suppose all men have. He
used to insist that he didn't enjoy his
breakfast unless he had bacon, but
now he eats breakfast food, and never
says a word Pork is so Injurious
1t took me several years to make him
agree that I knew best consider
his health, II he doesn't!
Sometimes | feel that Mr.. Bou1t
does not appreciate my point of view
but he will in time. He must realize
how sacrificing / am, always giving VI
TO him, always considering him
That's the way to make home happy
my dear! Men are selfish and a WON
an has to humor them The reason
things always run along so well will
own way!"
Il see" said the pretty bride, re
fiectively.
She regarded the middle-aged won
an with the firm lips long minute
before she made her adieus.
MY goodness" murmured the pref
~ bride as she departed. mo won
der Mr.. Bount looks so hunted anC
harassed! Why, I'll let Tom decorat'
the dining-room magneta and pink be
fore I'll let that happen to him! Blu
] think am sure he'll want me t.
have it yellow when | talk to hin
again about itl"-Chicago Daily News
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
HAvIMG HIS
OWN way

The middle-aged woman with the
frm-cut lips shook her head as the
pretty bride remarked that Tom want
ed the dining room in red, but that
she wanted yellow and SO yellow ii
was to be.
my dear, you are beginning all
wrong" she said. 81 have had great
deal more experience than you, and l
know how things work out. You
should always let your husband have
his own way II you want to be happy"
The pretty bride stared in astonish-
ment. That" she objected, might
make Tom happy, but how about
me?"
The middle-aged woman sighed. Il
fear you are bit selfish, as are all
girls nowadays" she said. IF you
weren't you would get your happiness
in pleasing your husband"
do you always let your husband
have his own way?" questioned the
pretty bride in some awe.
Always" said the middle-aged
woman with the firm mouth. "Of
NOul DC, WHCh ody lIldl uOh iutoi
that l did in matters that were really
serious and vital, II | CHANGED to dis
agree with him. But in the little non
essentials of life | pride myself on
humoring him. What difference does
1t make? In so years you won't even
know whether your dining-room was
red or mott"
But all my things are brown and
yellow" said the bride, sturdily. and
] have to look at it all day and Tom
doesn't"
The middle-aged woman shook her
head again. Let him have his own
way" she repeated. Now, when we
were having our house done over and
Mr.. Bount wanted half-moon windows
in the attic / never said a word,
though | hate half-moon windows.
just smiled and said: All right, dear
1t made the poor man so contented!
OF course, when 1t came TO the ques
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
A Tenants Requests.

This is not little story of fancy
IL is one of fact. Property owners get
many queer letters from tenants, but
they seldom carry entertainment with
complaint This one is different. II
was received by a gentleman in New
York a day or two since. Here it is
simplified spelling and all:
Dear Sir: want them seller steps
fixed right Of My wife near fel down
last mite and like to broke her dam
nee. Please send a Blumbber and figs
our bath tup 1t soon be time now fol
us to use him agin."
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
TraE HEiRESS-
HUNTER
(EEIMG EXTRACTS FROM THE
MEM OtKS OF A 3CGUS LGRp)
BY S. G. kISER

was born at Gallipolis, o., and
spent my boyhood on a farm near
that place. At the age of % | went To
Pittsburg and secured a position on
the police force, thus acquiring the
right to be referred to as prominent
club man. l soon became weary of
being a well-known man about town
and resigned my position, going from
Pittsburg to Cambridge, Mass, where
| quickly learned to use the broad a.
After ] had accumulated the modest
sum OF $176 by serving as a coachman
and chauffeur ] went to New York, pur-
chased a suit of clothes and bought at
a theatrical costumer's a medal at
tached 20 a piece of red ribbon which
could be buckled around my collar. j
then assumed the title of Lord Thrig-
more and went to Niagara Falls.
where / was interviewed by reporter
for Buffalo paper. | told him that l
had just been looking after some Of
my interests in Canada and minated
that my financial affairs were in II
very unsatisfactory condition.
Ii was about a week later that l
met the beautiful Miss Ferguson,
daughter of one of Rochester's wealth
lest manufacturers. ! shall never for
get the thrill of pleasure | had when
she got down on her knees before me
the moment we were alone together
and told me how glad she would be to
turn over TO me the $2,000,00O which
her father had agreed to give her in
case she became the wife OF titled
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
Voice from the Wilde.

Johnnie, on his first visit to his
grandparents, who live in the country
communicated with his anxious fam
lily as follows: Dear MAJ am well
and hope you are. Your loving SON.
John.
"If you want something good, get
q yed cabbage and eat IL raw"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
Costly Thermometer.

A thermometer can be bought for
quarter, but there is one used at
the Johns Hopkins university in Bal
umore known as Prof Bowlands Their
mometer, which is valued at $4,000.
The graduations on the glass are SO
fine that 1t requires q microscope to
read them.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-17
Follows His Fathers Trade.

Nearly every Japanese follows the
trade or profession of his father.