Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-27

mas Ildu 10 prop lilcItI up " nOSP NhSHa
from collapsing,
If the leading factional newspapers
will not fall so deeply in love with har-
mony as to go to fighting for 1t. We
may yet get to see her.
Members of the diplomatic corps at
Tangier, have asked whether they
should recognize Mulai Hatid, who has
been proclaimed sultan at Rabat and
Casa Blanca. 1t would be the gentle
manly thing to do, of course, rather
than to snub him, but he should not
expect recognition if he wears one of
those eastern draperes over his coun-
tenance.
What Is the use Of the democrats
getting so mad about it?
Magistrate (sternly)-Didn't l tell
you the last time you were here I new
er wanted you to come before me
again?
Prisoner-Yes sir; but I couldn't
make the policeman believe Tilt
Bits.
ment land is to be opened for settle
ment in Trip county, South Dakota
That much land in the Netherlands
supports quarters of million
people and Trip county soil and eli
mate can beat the Dutch.
Boys will be boys, so the old say
ing goes. But it should be enlarged to
include the ladies'. for women will be
women, and absolutely refuse to be
else. Twenty-Five young
women Of Council Bluffs and other
cities, who went to Europe on an ex-
cursion. brought back nineteen Paris
hats That shows that all but three of
them were true to the inclination OF
the vain feminine heart, and maybe
that trio when looking into their pock-
ct books found a good excuse.
The fight Of that Yellowstone bandit
to Jackson hole inclines one to the be-
lief that the hole should be filled up
at once. 1t is not the first time it has
acted as q refuge for fleeing law
breakers.
All the steam and electric railroads
entering Des- Moines are proud when
they carry $4,000 people in one day.
For fifteen cents the T.-R. will offer
second hand furniture for sale to twice
that many people in one day.
]. r. Colby, of Lake Mills. is in Glow
er, or as near it as a man can well be.
He has a bumper crop of 1t on an
eighty and with the seed selling at
$3.50 a bushel and the known bene-
fits given the soil by clover, his sue
cess has decided many farmers in his
vicinity to raise clover next year.
At Davenport three persons have
within few weeks killed themselves
while visiting neighbors. II this keeps
up callers will be stopped at the front
door and asked if their visit is of
purely friendly character or in search
of the undertaken.
1t rained in Des Moines Wednesday
but that was because of the state fair.
else dry weather pre-
vailed. Our own fair does not occur
until later.
The book agent had spent a discour-
aging morning, and when he had an
to scan the face of Ell
Hobb at close range he felt that there
was small chance Of making sale.
However, he had more than one meth
cd Of suggestion.
sitting out here on the piazza after
moons with your wife, this would be
the very book to read aloud" he said,
to Mr.. Hobbs, taking the
other rocking chair and opening his
large red-covered volume.
II don't read and / haven't any
wife," replied Mr.. Hobbs, drily.
Lear tIle. Sctlu IllS WIN eA5SAAN'
"well, If your wife is dead, perhaps
there are children. Now, children find
this book"
There are no children" interrupted
Mr. Hobbs. There's nobody but my
self and my cat"
"Well," said the book agent, don't
YOU ever want a good heavy book to
throw at her, just to ease your feel
ings ?"-Youth's Companion.
The elections committee of the leg
islature is puzzled to know whether
the law should permit man to run
for election on nomination won in
the June primary while seeking nom
ination for the senate in the Novem-
Der primary. Will the gentleman who
discovered how to keep the democrats
out please apply himself to this prob
lem next?
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES.
1.-The Herald is not making any fight