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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
The Guyins Of Hobson.
New York WORLDLY

(tNGW .IOIk NVOTlu.J
The Denver convention gave no bet
ter proof of sanity than in the treat
ment it accorded Representative Hob
son.
1t was a severe test. The occasion
was one where sensationalism would
naturally make a strong appeal in the
excitement Of the moment Spread
eagleism is always attractive to politi-
cal manipulators. Hobs on's deliberate
purpose was to play with fire in the
magazine. He had planned to touch
off an explosion Of Jingoism of which
the harmful effects would have been
far-reaching at home and abroad.
Fortunately the average American is
sense of humor. The spectacle Of the
quondam "hero Of the Merrimac"
boosting himself into prominence as
Ahe bearer of a solemn message of sal
walton to the nation and as the conf
Dental mouthpiece of President Roose-
welt in spreading a war scare brought
down the house. Hobson left the plat
form the butt Of the gallery and the
laughing stock of the delegates, and
within few hours President Roose-
welt had publicly branded him as a
falsifier.
After the ridicule showered upon
him at Denver if the: man were not
consumed with self-conceit he would
pack up his bundle of false war ru-
mors and experts opinions and seek de-
served obscurity. A sharper rebuke to
the professional meters of worldwide
strife in thu Pacific could not have
have been administered by a represen-
tative gathering of American citizen
ship.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Public Auction

I will sell on the premises at 111e
West Church street, Marshalltown, la.
on Tuesday, July 81, 1908. at 8 o'clock
p. M, my residence and store buildinf
and stock Of groceries and fixtures
which will invoice $500.
Everything but my household goods
go with the property. Good 5-room
house all well finished and In good re-
pair, sitting room 16x1S feet. dining
room 14x14 feet. kitchen 12x1l feet, 2
bedrooms sx12 feet, good cellar 12x14
feet all bricked up. good store room
2Ox24 feet with garnet above, good
screens and storm doors and windows.
House has AZ feet Of good porch on
west and north of house with roof over
it. Nice grape vine makes q nice shade
for porch. This house and store Is lit
with electric lights, large street light
on the corner. This lot lays 1871 feet
along Church street, east and west, with
cement walk clear along It. making one
lot 6Ox132 feet and other 50x100 feet.
Good barn for horse and buggy, hay
NOV, fine well water and force pump,
good cistern pump In sink In kitchen.
coal and chicken house and park, oil
house 6x8 feet. Cement and board
walks around house and out buildings,
plenty Of all kinds Of fruit such -
grapes, cherries, black berries. rasp-
berries, plums, apples, peach trees with
lots of fruit on, shade trees and flowers
and other shrubbery, fine lawn. This
is fine place, well located on corner Of
Church and Twelfth streets and worth
your while to inspect before sale.
Terms made known on sale date. Come
everybody.
MRS. MARTHA MAkEpEAcE, Owner.
M. M. KENDALL, Auet.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
LIKES THE NOAH STORY.
(LeMars Democracy


Do you know what we think Is the
best story in the Bible. It may sur
prise you, but it's about Noah and the
flood. We say this even in the face of
educated folks, who turn up their
noses and declare this story a fake.
You remember, Noah had to work a
long time on that ark. 1t was uphill!
business, too, at best, to go on toiling
and sweating day after day, in the hot
sun, building boat away out on the
dry land, while the local anvil and
hammer club sat around, splitting to-
bacco juice upon his lumber, whiting
up his pine boards with their jack
knives and telling him what fool he
was to expect big rain in a coun-
try that was too dry to grow alfalfa
But he kept at it. Finally the flood
came and every mothers son of the
croakers were drowned. This is the
only instance we know of, either in
sacred or profane history, where a
bunch of knockers got exactly what
was coming to them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
LOOK OUT FOR WEBB

II Attorney General Byers succeeds
quarters Of million in back
4 fees which 1t should have paid and i.
+ he compels the go-es.sy saloons OF
Iowa to obey the mule: law La Toilette
and Hobson had better look to their
schautauqua laurels. The Iowa man
will crowd somebody off the platform.
However, while he is engaged in
the making of chautauqua record
the attorney general is perpetrating
\ some sound sense upon the public
stonscience of his state. Having called
the attention of the county attorney
at Carroll to his duty to enforce the
mulct law and having received letter
I from the local official promising to
bring to the attention of a grand jury
any violations of law, Attorney Gener-
al Byers replies as follows:
.'.This IS well enough as far as It
goes. but why not bring Injunction
q QEOC6eOulESs ciASSc poW pASohSAS
{ and put them out Of business! Men
who will continue openly and defiantly
to violate the mulct law in this state
after being warned time and time
again. as they have been in the last
year. are not entitled to any further
4 consideration: they should be made to
suffer every penalty that the law pro-
zlvides, and it is your duty as the pub
Elic prosecutor of that county to pro-
coed against them at once, not only
thru the grand jury but by injunction
proceedings"
This is a doctrine which can well be
studied by county attorneys and public
prosecutors generally The law viola
tor who has been chronic is not en-
titled to further consideration" any
where and the public prosecutor who
goes about with smealy mouthed re-
quests to please quit is stopping this
aide of half way in the path of duty
Why not enjoin asks the attorney gem
|.eral, and, sure enough, why not?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
eeque.t HANG. on Old Psalm

SssW York The will of the late Jas
ekey, OF Walton, which has just been
mftted to probate in Delaware coun-
\ N. j., makes this provision:
jMrs. Jennie A Lucky, the execu-
Is, is to hold in trust and invest the
h of $4,000, the income Of which is
DE Used by her Cor SO much thereof
she may deem necessary for the
iport of the Reformed Presbyterian
:rch, meaning the particular church
which she may continue her mem
ship.
Upon her death the title to the fund
II rest with the synod Of the said
ormed church; but It is expressly
Siulated that the proceeds of the
"a or the fund itself shall be used
for the benefit of such church or
riches as use the old Scotch ver-
OF David's psalm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
AS TO DEMOCRATIC HOPES.
Nevada REPRESENTATIVE

Concerning the evident democratic
hopefulness, there are several things
that might be said. One is to observe
that in the almost universal opinion
the democratic party has a better
chance this year than it had in either
of the Mckinley campaigns or in the
Roosevelt campaign, and another is
that the democratic party more easily
becomes enthused over a moderate
chance of success than does the re-
publican party. If this were not true
the democratic party would long since
have gone out of existence and could
not possibly continue to be the mill
tant force which it's members now be-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
SURPRISING SCANDALS.

No amount of effort keeps scam
Edal on the same plane with other news
tand 1t sticks out like, a sore too. es-
Ipecially when aided by some of the
|altitudinous type used in some of the
Ipublished heads. The newspapers are
often criticized for not suppressin8
lnews of common knowledge, when
always ensues the old argument as to
whether the news is as dangerous as
Its suppression.
An effort to suppress a scandal, as
made by a judge in New York recent
81. shows how futile such an endeavor
IS. The judge who tried it was JUS
lice O'Gorman, Of the supreme court.
who signed decree freeing Ellen
French Vanderbilt frIn Alfred
Swynne Vanderbilt. another one Of
New Works youthful and profiigate
ich. The details involved the rela-
ions between the husband and a worn-
ii not his wife, with whom he had
Travelled much and for whom he had
bought an expensive automobile.
Justice O'Gorman directed the clerks
Who handled the papers in the case not
allow anyone to make notes Of their
ontents, but did this keep the news
rom the public? Not st all. Someone
bid 1t IN all its unsavory flavor and
he papers Of the various cities had
81 full q report as the laws Of decency
nd those governing the use OF mails
Iould permit. Enough had been
nown, probably, before the papers
lme from the Justices hands, to make
he obtaining Of details comparatively
sy.
"A good many people will doubt
neither any credit is due to Justice
Gorman and say that his effort was
ade merely because the people in
lived In the story We're rich. It GER
inly has very much that appearance
ID tends to give an impression that
stice O'Gorman's stress for secrecy
is done merely as favor to people
10 are influential and opulent
[fs the suppression Of scandal is to
done in the courts, the only motive
puld be justice to the general pub
The place to begin is not with
rich, neither is it with the poor.
is not a movement which should
ognize classes and Justice O'Gor-
IN and all others who sit in high
fees should look to It that they, of
people, should set the pace without
termination.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
TAXATION.
(Spirit Lake Beacon.)

esprit Lake BeacOn.)
The Marshalltown Times-Republican
says the taxation of Iowa monies and
credits, besides being an outrage on the
few who give in an honest assessment
is handicap on progress, in that the
fear of the tax ferret drives from the
state millions needed for development
and progress and prosperity. There is
too much truth in the statement. The
Times Republican advises the legisla
ture to repeal the law. 1t does not state
whether it, would have this line of per-
sonal property exempt or a new basis
of taxation installed. The theory Of the
law is that all property shall be as
sessed at 25 per cent actual value.
Moneys and credits get caught, If at
all, at this rate, while other forms of
property shrinks in the process of as
sessment The state of Washington last
winter had the nerve to exempt mon
les and credits from taxation, in the
hope Of inviting a flow Of capital that
way. Results are awaited with inter-
act
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
AN EDITORS SHOALS.
(Sheffield Press.)

1t costs a country newspaper money
every time it takes e. stand on any
question. Any other citizen can do SO
without injury to his business, because
he is not put on record. When a news
paper publishes anything it is there In
black and white and no way to get
around it. If the editor advocates i'm
provements, the moss backs get after
him and sometimes stop their paper.
If he opposes improvements, the pro-
gressive sort get on his frame and call
him a back number, and IL he doesn't
the church people say he's going to
the devil. If he boosts the churches
the liberal element call him crazy, and
If he doesn't the church people say he's
going to the devil. If lie publishes the
local news, some say it's all nonsense,
and If he doesn't he gets it in the neck
from those who look for the short
items. II he publishes politics the OPP
position gets into his hair and If he
doesn't he is charged with being
afraid to stand out for his opinion If
he condemns mail order houses there.
are some people who ask him to at
tend to his own business, as they have
a right to trade where they please IT
he publishes mail ads the merchants
go after his gore. No newspaper can
come square out and stand up for Its
rights without making enemies and
losing money and within a run OF a
year or two will incur criticism from
nearly everybody. Then run your
paper to suit yourself as the other peo-
pie run their business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Spanish PIow.

In Spain about the only kind OF plow
in use Is the primitive wooden AFFAIR
with, one handle and tongue To
this Is hitched pair OF small oxen
or Of mules yoked up like oxen. The
driver rests his right foot on > rear
extensfon,to keep the pillow from jump
Ing out of the ground, steadying him
self by touching his left foot when he
seems likely to lose his balance.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

T:szE
Truth and Honesty.

Truth and honesty are powerful al
lies in helping a man to wage the con-
fiict successfully. Truthfulness has
never to hang his head in shame,
whether defending the right or max
ing apology for the fault 1t acknowl-
edges. As for honor, as long. as it re-
mains manhood always keeps 1t COM
pany; where the one is there will the
other be found.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Iona Newspapers
THE GENTLEMAN's IDENTITY.
(Eagle Grove Eagle.)

Some people are inquiring, who is
Sherman" Well for one thing, he is
the author of antitrust law under
which twenty-four manufacturers of
manila paper have recently been fined
$1,000 each for maintaining an Illegal
combination in restraint of trade. This
one matter pays about half the vice
presidents salary for his entire term.
A great deal has been heard of the
Sherman antitrust law in the last few
years. Sherman appears to be one of
those statesmen who can do their
country good service without making
proclamation from every house top in
the country. He is the republican
candidate for vice president.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Morrino Air and Genius.

Goethe and Schiller and Heinrich
Heine found inspiration in the early
morning air. Genius loves to see the
chariot wheels OF morning revolving
over the eastern clouds. IT'S then the
best inspiration Is caught-fresh and
pure from the Elysian fields OF
heaven.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Idea of Thrifty Queen,

The literature of the kitchen some
times sheds a light on the traits Of
historical personages. For example.
it is not interesting to read in a
new book of recollections of the origin
of that rather agreeable dish of bread
crumbs, fruit and spices known as
apple charlotte" 1t appears that the
thrifty wife Of George I'LL invented the
pudding in order to use up the weekly
palace crusts.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Knew Meat From Carbon.

NASebsliNAliC AettASAAA.(
Tennessee bred two great orators in
the olden days-Andrtew Johnson. a
democrat, once president of the I'm
tied States, and Gustavus A. Henry, a
Wing, known as the "eagle orator OF
the south"
They ran against each other for
governor and when a long series OF
joint debates had reached its close
Johnson addressed the Wings in the
audience:
II have spoken with the boosted Gag
lie orator from the Mississippi river to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Link. Of Eternal Life.

We cannot put into the language OF
our limited life any satisfactory or ade-
quate picture of that which transcends
all our experience in the way that this
thought Of great common source and
sustainer Of life does. But we can or
der our lives about this as their CEN
ter; we can live as IL the universe was
held together by the golden bands OF
love and law.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
OF Reason.

Reason, superadded to man, gives
him peculiar and characteristic views,
responsibilities and destinations, ex-
alting him above all existences that
are visible, but which perish, and as
sociating him with those that are In
visible, but which remain.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Famed Early Rlsers.

The most successful men and women
in the fields Of literature, science, and
art, those who have contributed most
to the worlds greatness and happiness,
were noted early risers; they went
early to bed and arose with the sun,
drawing light and inspiration from the
fountain of light itself
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

Combines Economy and Leisure.
An enterprlsing scissors grinder OF
Los Angeles, Cal, has mounted his
grinder on an automobile, using the
cars power to also run the grinder.
and now rides from place to place In
stead Of walking, as formerly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.

The Boone News-Republic speak
ing of the tearing down of the Taft
banner at Lincoln, says: The fact that
Bryan is in the linnelght at this time
does not carry with it an obligation
on the part of all republicans to lay
low and give him an undisputed field.
There are still some republicans left.
even in Nebraska"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
4 Boys Wish.

POp!
Yes, my boy"
DO you know I'd like to live in
India?"
We'll! What put such an idea in
your head. my SOM"
why, this paper says the soap con-
sumption of India is only one ounce
q head a year."-Yonkers Statesman.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
SLEPT Like a Hummins Top.

STSpI CTKS d TIUTfITIIttI9 IVPs 4 r.
Slumber Song Morning. morning.
said paterfamilias, genially. as he en-
tered the breakfast room. I've had
a splendid night. Slept like q top"
His wife agreed with him. You did, T"
she responded grimly--"like a hum
ming top. '-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

the Unaka mountains, and as yet see
no flesh in his talons or blood on his
beak."
Quick as q. flash Henry was on his
feet, saying
"rhe American eagle is proud
bird and feeds not on carbon"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
All Tbs ni6arencA.

Wrathy Consrituent-What do you
mean by betraying our interests this
way, and voting for the corporations
all the time? You said on the stump
before you we're elected that you
would fight predatory wealth.
Wise Legislator-Yes, l did then,
but I've got some Of It now.-Balti-
more American.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

NO." says the Allison Tribune. 1.-The
primary law does not need to have its
tail cut off right behind the ears. 1t
does need amendmen tho. We humbly
suggest that the 35 per cent clause be
stricken out and the nomination be
made by plurality only, that the order
of names of candidates on the ballots
be determined by lot, and that all con-
ventions other than those for the
choice of judicial candidates be abol-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

Qualities That Bring Success.
The great art in life consists In
fortitude and perseverance. The mis-
chance Of those who fall behind,
though flung upon fortune. more fire.
auently arises from want Of skill and
perseverance.-Sir Walter Scott
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
k..nino pa silent.

He-Do you believe that silence
gives consent?
She-I certainly do. .5s.,s
well, when ask your father for
your hand, manage to have your
mother in the room" -Yonkers States
man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Nocturnal Labor.

"a month ago my wife presented
me with triplets," complained the
weary looking man. do you wonder
why I'm flat-footed ?'-Illustrated Sun
day Magazine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
sillimug-save up for a rainy day.
a, Wish.

Life I'm sure would really be
Much sweeter
II some one would invent for me
A dustless carpet beaten.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

Catch Mice with Pumpkin Seed.
Pumpkin seeds are attractive to
mice, and traps baited with them will
soon destroy this little pest.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
He Guessed It.

For goodness sake!" exclaimed one
Of the guests, what is that woman
talking about?"
Her neighbors," replied the man
who sat next to her.-Detroit Free
Press.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

/ CuFTlflS llS IllS1liSS.
THAT statement that he will not, If
elected. be a candidate for another
| term is all right says the Iowa City
/ Citizen, but if Mr.. Bryan wants to
| announce something really sensational
why not promise that he will not, If
defeated, be a candidate for another
! nomination."
/ THE talk of the republican party or
of the democratic party or of any 9TH
er party being opposed to the Amer
/ lean workingman is the sheerest nom
sense" says the Webster City Free
man Tribune. mo party is opposed to
labor. Their methods are different, but
all are swayed by the same impulses
to improve and better the condition OF
all the people"
I The Cedar Rapids Republican says
that as long as the primary remains
on the statute books no men elected
to office need feel at all certain about
second term.
Such illusions as the late Governor
Cummins,' Prince Albert and the
like, little pleasantries that are still
being INDUCED in by few Iowa stand
pat organs. will hardly help the cause
of b. f. Carroll nor will they swell the
vote of legislative candidates who must
vote to return Senator Allison to his
seat in the upper house" the Waterloo
Courier contends. Governor Cummins
is giving the ticket his loyal support
but there are many progressives who
will not stand for the thrusts that
come from certain sorehead editors.
For the good OF the G: O. P. the re-
dictionary leaders should muzzle a few
smart Alecks.'
Speaking of tramps, there are many
landlopers wandering about this
spring" the Wesley News World edi-
tor relates. They come to my back
door almost every day. take a look at
my bulldog, back off bit and ask
respectfully for piece of bread and
butter when, at the outset. they had
intended to demand pie. And we al
ways feed them. My wife and have
figured it out that 1t is better to feed
a dozen worthless, lazy itinerants
than to miss one worthy man who
needs food. But we keep the bulldog
loaded!'
The. Burlington Hawkeye says:
"There is far more verbiage in the
democratic plank on injunctions, but
people who have studied its purport
find very little difference in essence
from the republican plank on the
same subject. But the democratic
plank was fluted and embroidered to
catch the union labor vote. But how
ever much union labor and all kinds Of
labor may be attracted by democratic
promises, they have a decided prefer
ence for republican policies which by
actual test have enhanced wages and
increased the opportunity for the en-
ployment of both labor and capital"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
A Natural Inference.

Pop anxiously inquired the doc
tors inquisitive little boy, lis jump.
ing toothache muscular pain?"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Llfe,. rrue Aim.

Lies True Aim.
Our grand business undoubtedly is,
not to see what lies dinly at dis
lance, but to do what lies clearly at
hand.-Carlyle.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
Social pl.tInetlon,

Two little girls were chatting to-
gether on their way to school.
My father is general said Mile,
boastfully.
Lily replied. as she munched bit
Of nice cake:
Mine Is q confectioner!"
And the generals daughter darted a
look of envy at her little companion.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20

Due to Defects In Eyes.
At least 80 per cent. Of all cases Of
neuralgia headache are attributed by
DR.. Toms, an American oculist, to
defects in tho eyes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-20
A Word to the Unwiss.
Fearful SLAUGHTER

Of deadly microbes occurs when throat
and lung diseases are treated with DR..
Kings New Discovery. SOC and $1.00.
Mcbride & VIII Drug Co.