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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27
Looker-On In Iona

Radcliffe, April 27-Mr. +. E. De
Marsha, a druggist of this place, has
a bull dog that has very much in
creased in value since performing an
unusual stunt the other morning. De
Marsha and the bull dog We're COM
parative strangers at the time, as he
was a recent arrival from Sioux City,
so when in the darkness of the morn
ing, while Mr.. De Marsha was in bed
and the bull dog took hold of the arm
of his nightshirt-De Marsha's arm In
side-and began to pull, the man
thought best to yield to brute force
and get UP. 1t was we'll that he did,
for by some carelessness a water tank
was overlooking and flooding his
rooms over the store. Mr.. DE Marsha
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

says but for the intelligence OF Mike
there would have been several hum
bred dollars of damage. What makes
the action of this bull dog all the more
creditable. is that heretofore 1T has
been impossible to get De Marsha up
early In the morning.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27
SOME MORE LYING.

.'In looking at the empty state treas
ury, bear In mind that the present ad-
ministration began with q million dol
lar surplus and has since had the
benefit Of greatly increased taxation
for state purposes. III you VIII do that
you WILL In q sense, realize what M
competent business management we
have had in this state of late. But we
have had plenty Of politics. Cedar
Rapids Republican.
'vThe most careful scrutiny OF the
governors speeches to the farmers or
Iowa fails to disclose any explanation
OF the fact that when he became
governor of the state, Iowa had $1,000
600 to her credit, while at the present
| time. there isn't dollar in the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Bluffs Nonpareil.
The above are characteristic OF the
charge that is being reiterated by all
of the antl-Cummins papers. The facts
are according to State Treasurer Nor
| row. himself q standpatter, but an
honest man, as follows: Last Saturday
night the treasury balance was $751;
| O34.55 on hand. On the day that the
Nonparedl published It's article, the
balance was more than half million.
| Furthermore when Cummins became
governor in 1902 the balance was $1So'-
3o7 and had never reached the million
mark except under his administration.
In his second year it went to $926,9l6,
then to $1,19S.754. On the other hand
when Frank Jackson became governor
the states balance was $21S,655, and
| altho he is one Of the admired leaders
| Of standpatism today, the best ne could
trrn over to his successor, Drake, was
! S72.425. Shaw began with $lOO,l3o,
and we will all admit that ShaWs
| business management" as mentioned
by the Cedar Rapids Republican, mas
always been competent. He turned
over to Cummins $7s0,327. The facts
are that the appropriations commit
tees Of the legislatures under all gov
| errors have had control of the treas
| ury balances The only thing Cummins
has done is to secure legislation charg-
| ing interest on the deposits Of state
money in the banks Of Des Moines and
| this nets the state almost $4,000 per
year. Under former governors their
friends got the use of the money In
return for political support The man
who says that million dollar surplus
was both received and dissipated, lies
twice. The man who says that there
isn't a dollar in the treasury, lies
more than a half million dollars. We
are getting plenty of politics every day
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

The presidents messages have lost
their effect Congress has learned that
they are harmless. The president ought
TO ioin the insurgents in some Of the
congressional districts and then con-
gress would show him more respect
and attention.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27
Topics of the Times

If Senator Allison is so hale and
hearty and so hard at work, why not
let him come to Iowa and meet rev
OF the voters after congress adjourns
on May 6. There is not standpat
daily in Iowa that dares to endorse
this suggestion.
In Burlington, N. j.. the ushers OF
one of the churches have refused to
work after attempting for two weeks
TO seat six women in pews which
are only wide enough for three hats.
One can almost hear that chuckle
of Inghham's sixty miles away when
LATE laments the loss Of Ingham's JOB
as regent being the victim of bossism.
We've heard him laugh about it be-
fore.
This is the best evasion LATE can
make: "Who are the anti-Allison fell
lows that they should be so pompously
insistent about demanding pledges
from other people?"
An Iowa man declared the other day
that he could prefix four "ex's" to his
name: he was an ex-soldter, ex-
preacher, ex-teacher and ex-farmer.
The next change, he added, would
probably be exit.
Several publishers of the state are
falling in with the spirit of improve
ment that pervades their respective
towns. by changing their weekly pa
pers into semi weeklies.
Recent experiences in the line OF
labor troubles are affording some good
object lessons on the advantages and
disadvantages of the establishment of
factories in Iowa towns.
The continued prosperity of this
part Of the world depends a whole
lot lust now on the condition of the
contents of sundry bags and barrels
into which the farmer has placed his
supply of seed corn.
Laura growled the husband.
what have you taken all my clothes
out of the closet for?"
"Now there's no use in your max
ing any fuss about it, George" said
his wife, with a note of defiance in
her voice, IT just had to have some
place where 1 could hang my new
spring hat
If Jim Good can carry Linn county
as the Cedar Rapids men insist that
he will do, what ought the other coun-
ties to do for him?
Ho! no! Who's the business man
and who's the politician now? A year
ago the United States treasury bal
ance was s55,OOO,OOO and now it shows
Uncle Sam $47,OO0,000 in the hole. SEN
ator Allison has been chairman of the
senate appropriations committee all the
time This question is addressed only
to those who have been lying about
a treasury deficit which does not exist
in the Iowa treasury Honest men can
view these things with common sense
The presidents messages have lost
| their effect Congress has learned that
they are harmless. The president ought
to join the insurgents in some of the
congressional districts and then con-
gress would show him more respect
and attention.
The Baltimore News says that Sen
ator Allison, with all the record OF
excellent service behind him is yet SC
| old and feeble that his hand must be
losing IT'S cunning. He is unable tc
take part personally in his canvass fol
e-election, but is compelled to rel,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

saws but for the intelligence Of Mike
there would have been several nun
dred dollars of damage. What makes
the action of this bull dog all the more
creditable, is that heretofore IL mas
been impossible to get De Marsha up
early In the morning.
One hears so many wonderful things
travelling l.. M. Sheffield, the teie-
phone man at Belmond. as we'll as quite
a stock man, recently related TO an
awe stricken audience his experience
with Iowa billiards.. It's fair 10 say
the others told their stories first. IN
the winter of '73, hard times year,
was feeding 200 head OF cattle on my
farm north OF here. 1t had
showed necessarily for three days ana
three nights, the wind blowing Sixty
miles an hour and the drifts In some
places as high as the Methodist
church. My cattle had no shelter and
of course l could do nothing to save
them. Finally 1t stopped showing, the
wind went down and so did the ther-
mometer to 80 degrees below zero. Inc
next morning I started out expecting
the whole bunch was dead ana
buried in the snow ana "nal
do you think I found? A circle
OF steers standing up ana 1roz-
A circle of steers standing up ana froZ-
en- stiff. but inside something alive. so
/ got an axe and chopped a gateway
thru the circle and found 100 mead IN
fine condition. Those on the outside
frozen as they were, formed a barri-
cade that saved the Others" one OF
the enforced, strictly enforced rules on
the Belmond exchange line. is tell the
truth. the whole truth and nothing but
the truth"
There's a crowd of old chaps up in
Hampton that have one Of the best
croouet grounds in Iowa. AS level as
floor and as hard as a billiard table,
on this ground scientific playing is pos
sible. probable and necessary. They
stand ready to meet all Corners, and
will accept challenges from any club.
1t has been supposed for many Years
shat the women folks" found much
of the pleasure of croquet in the dis
cussions that arise during the progress
of the game, but spectators at Hamp-
ton mention that in some close games
on this ground great deal of eloquence
Is heard.
Hardin county has the reputation or
having a large number of preachers
that are opposed to Cummins because
he is not prohibitionist, and they are
credited with doing active work to de-
feat him as they have a perfect right
to do, if that is good reason for de-
feating candidate for the United
States senate. Strange to relate around
Hubbard, in the same county, the
standpatters are working with the
Germans to defeat Cum Minis because
the governor closed up the saloons at
Davenport" OF course they have per-
| feet right so to do if that is a good
reason for defeating a candidate for
| the U. S. senate. In this way they
catch the voters "a coming and go
ing" while the state of Dubuque does
business in quiet peace with Mr.. AL
l.son.
40 My111~->"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

upon friends to perform that office for
him. There is no probability that If
elected he would be in any better
health than now or more able to give
the state the active service that should
be accorded a commonwealth In Its
representation at Washington. Senti-
ment might keep him in office. but the
times require men of more modern out
look and ideas that the venerable SEN
ator illustrates"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27
IOWA OPINIONS AND NOTES

"If the Allison managers are wise
they will turn the Junior senator loose
in the reservation first and get him on
record for Allison, advises the Nit
chell County Press. IF he should feel
the public pulse In the north part Oh
the state before delivering his address
he might flop and deliver rip roaring
Cummins speech"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

The Cedar Rapids Gazette believes
thst "what is needed is not so mucn
a law that Will provide more money as
a statute that will guarantee beyond
re.adventure the safety Of bank depos-
lis"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-04-27

IT cts have man in the senate :
says the Rockford Register, who VIII
not be ashamed to support a measure
If he thinks 1T good piece of legis-
lation and who If he thinks 1T defect-
i've. useless and pernicious. viii come
out squarefooted against it,"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
The Grand Next Week.

The atmosphere at the Grand the
week commencing Sept. %. will be
redolent of that enthusiastic. athletic
atmosphere such as tones up the most
sluggish temperament and causes
every pore to exude anticipation and
excitement This state Of affairs will
be created by the coming OF Hill,
Cherry & Hill, a trio Of bfcyclists in an
act vibrating with aggressive inter-
est. individually, the men are in su-
perb physical condition Each has won
medals in both straight and trick
riding. Their present performance
has been called a magnificent COM
bination of daring and skill. From
bow to bow they work rapidly.
crowding in much gamy work, be-
sides injecting goodly dose OF crisp,
clean comedy
Smith & Brown are lively team
of comedians, singers and dancers
Their songs are bright and enter
tanning Their modern shoe dane
ing is graceful and clever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lewis offer q
clever sketch entitled The Late Mr..
wild Oats, that will bring tears to
the eyes from over laughing.
The headliners, Pattersonss Art
Studies, make a jump clear from New
York to Fargo for the weeks show.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
"FIuHx RuHss.n

Hattie Williams is at the Criterion
theater with Fluffy Ruff1es." a play
based on series of newspaper fea-
lures.
The play is a musical melange writ
ten by John j. McNally, who did all
the Rogers brothers plays and who
has for a score of years been identified
with works of this sort upon the
American stage. The music is by w
T. Francis and Jerome Kern. Mr.. Nc
Nally's play is based upon the job
getting and job losing experiences of
Fluffy Ruffles. The young woman
loses her situations through. no other
fault of her own than her personal at
tractiveness, which draws so many
men to the shops in which she is en-
ployed that business has to be sus-
pended.
Mr. McNally introduces the young
woman in American surroundings. then
takes her to London and completes her
romance in the Bois de Boulogue,
Paris. The most conspicuous member
of her company is George Grossmith,
Jr., who comes from the Gaiety the
ater, London, for this engagement 1t
is his first appearance in America since
he was here with Edna May in "The
School Girl"
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

phrase as applied to the play for there
is no music whatever attached to it.
The music is evidently the peculiar
situation in which Corbett is placed
when he has to explain to his wife
the appearance of couple of strange
females in his fat. The explanation
is rather puzzling to Corbett himself
inasmuch as he is at loss to account
for their presence, His friends dew
iltry and lack of responsibility does
not help matters any, nor does the
appearance of detective who mis-
judges the whole outfit as a gang of
notorious housebreakers.
Two or three pretty young ladies
In the company help out a lot to keep
up the interest of the comedy, and
these in the characters of a theatre
artist in clinging directoire gown,
and two mysterious Mrs. John Smiths
act out several peculiar situations.
Facing the Music is a light comedy
only and is quite enough for the COM
pany. However, they make the best
of it and II the object of the play Is
to make one laugh its mission was
ably carried out last night.
There are nine actors and actresses
in the play and they are kept remark
ably busy The peculiar mixup OF
John Smith. a race horse man and
Rev. John Smith, the curate, Ia
responsible for the whole fun.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
Story of the Play.

GLORIOUS Betsy tells of the career
OF Betsy Patterson of Baltimore and
Jerome Bonaparte, youngest brother of
the great Napoleon.
When Jerome Bonaparte came to
this country he met the glorious Betsy.
who was the most glorious flirt within
a hundred miles of Chesapeake bay.
He poses as a poor French tutor and
fastens strangle hold on the inter
mittently torrid affections of the blue
ribbon beauty of Baltimore county.
Betsy literally wallows in the hal
lowed joys of sanctified alteration un-
til that awful day when the naughty
Emperor Napoleon decides that Jerome
shall become king of Westphalia-
where the hams come from, 1t is a
matter of history that Jerome Bona
parte was by imperial edict thrust
headlong into marriage with the
Duchess of Westphalia, but Mrs Young
overcomes a little faux pas like that
with ridiculous ease.
She simply decides that Jerome did
nothing of the sort, and she supplies
him with return ticket that brings
him back, back, back to Baltimore"
In time narrowly to escape smothering
to death in the loving embrace of the
impulsive Betsy
Napoleon 1. himself appears in the
person of Claude Brooke. Jerome was
played by George Howard in an ar
dent manner. In an ingenue role Helen
Macbeth fits and futters to and fro in
effervescent fashion.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
DANDY ON DAKOTA FARMS.

j. Hayden Clarendon, who played
Artie in "The Prince of Pilsen," is
thoroughly English, and Jess Dandy
took pride in impressing upon him the
wonderful resources and magnitude of
the country. During a trip of the
company across North Dakota, Dandy
called Clarendon's attention to the
great Dalrymple farm and, by way of
illustrating it's immense acreage, re-
marked that farm hand would start
out in the spring and plow a straight
furrow tin fall and then turn around
and harvest the crop on his way back.
my word!" gasped Clarendon.
"And there are farms in this state"
said Dandy, where it's the usual thing
to send young married couples out to
milk the cows, and their children bring
home the milk
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
Fargo Operahouse.

Lovers of melodrama will be
LEASED to learn that Too Proud to
seg, Lincoln J. Carter's latest play,
Fill be at the Fargo operahouse next
thursday evening. The story is very
imple, but interesting and thrilling
band of thieves, having for their
eader a police captain, is traced by
young detective who suspicious the
eader. He follows the thieves to an
Id warehouse where he is knocked
enseless and the building set on fire
ut is rescued by his little son. The
f1ieving inspector is in love with the
letective's wife, and, supposing her
husband dead, tries to win her love.
The refuses him, however, and for re-
tenge he abducts her two children.
they are eventually rescued by their
ather and are happily united and the
Fillains arrested. 1t is said that Mr..
carter has departed from his usual
tyle in writing this play and depends
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

give a performance in modern mir
acles and new wonderful and startling
aud mighty force of powers. The
strongest man in the audience cannot
lift him. Three men cannot take a
cane from his hand. A raised UNI
brella cannot be held over his head.
All these and many other equally
startling feats he will accomplish un-
der full investigation. Wireless tele-
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
[From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondent.]

[From Our New York Dramatic Corre-
spondentJ
HE stars are fiocking back to the
metropolitan boards in over
whelming numbers. He who
~ would keep track of the new
productions should engage secretary
and confine him exclusively to the
task. Mary Mannering in GLORIOUS
Betsy" Hattie Williams in Fluffy
Ruffies," Lillian Russell in "Wildfire"
and Carlotta Nillson in Diana of Dob
Son's" are among the new attractions.
Miss Mannering has played to large
BUSINESS in GLORIOUS Betsy" on the
road for upward of two seasons. Mrs.
Rida Johnson Young builded for her a
drama of the historical novel" type
that is, smattering of more or less
inaccurate history and a burdensome
plenitude of romantic imagery, which
is the soul mate of dramatic license,
combined in varying proportions. But
1t was certainly Miss Mannering, and
not the play, that attracted large audi
ences on tour. and it is her personality
that will give the play whatever New
York vogue it attains. In fact, the
production can be summed up by stat
ing that Miss Mannering scores a de-
cided personal success in her Lyric
theater performances.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

suffice it to say that the popular Jim
had TO appear between the acts and
make a little speech. which, however,
consisted of an anecdote of his pugi-
listic and home life.
The little comedy in which the pop
ular actor appears is entertaining and
very funny. You cannot help but
laugh at it despite the fact that many
of the situations are most impossible.
Facing the Music is evidently slang
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

n Fluffy RuHes'

nounced them perfect. "The City
Chap" has as one Of it's characters
type of modern negro, to which the
dramatist has given long and con-
scientious thought. The role was writ
ten with Willis p. Sweatnam in mind,
and so pleased was he with the char
acterization that he signed contract
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
SHORT STAGE NOTES.

Klaw & Erlanger have engaged Ed
ma May Spooner to play leading
part in play of Kentucky life called
"The Mountain Boy"
Beatrice Prentice is appearing in
s"Tha Call of the North with Robert
Edeson.
w, ]. Ferguson is to be FRITZ
Scheff's principal comedian this season
in THE Prima Donna"
An effort is being made to get the
Australian rights for the Evans min
strel show from Cohan & Harris.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

The beauteous Miss Russell, looking
as youthful and radiant as she did fif-
teen years or more ago, fills the hearts
of her hundreds of worshipers with ad-
miration and the brains of envious
women with the query. How does she
do it?'
Miss Russell is seen as Mrs. Hem
rietta Darlington, a dashing widow
who has to perform all sorts Of feats
Of sentimental jugglery with pair of
energetic lovers and heavy villain.
Likewise and pre- eminently, she has
on her hands that wonderful running
horse Wildfire. which ultimately, in a
hard won race, wins for the widow
sufficient money to put her back on
the pedestal of financial stability. OH,
it's a splendid thing to own a race
horse-on the stagel
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
Miss Russell In "WiIdfire."

In "Wildfire," at the Liberty the
ater, Lillian Russell has a play by
George H. Broadhurst and George "
Hobart, evolved from a one act vaude-
vile sketch by Hobart, entitled
Peaches"
The play is full of action, and Miss
Russell completes an ensemble that
cannot fail to win. "Wildfire" is a
racing play and meets practically every
demand of votaries of stage realism.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
I4ow ths aHeaxxn ls Eail.d.

The great situation" is where the
villain is thwarted in his design to
notify the jockey to pull the race by
Miss Russell. who cajoles him half out
of his senses and finally grabs from
his nerveless fingers the handkerchief
meant for the signal 1t was a trans
parent little scene, but Miss Russell
shone SO brilliantly through it that the
man who runs the Liberty curtain was
kept busy for ten minutes attending
to his duties.
Frank Sheridan plays Matt Donovan,
horse trainer, true to the actual ira
dftions of race track life, and Ernest
Truax makes hit as little negro
jockey.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
James j. corbett.

1t was an uproariously funny COM
edy in which James J. Corbett and
his company appeared at the Fargo
operahouse last night, and both he
and the company were given a hearty
reception judging from the rounds Of
applause and encores which they re-
ceived. Whether it was the popularity
OF Corbett, the pugilist, or Corbett,
the actor, that prompted curtain call
and demanded speech, is imnnaterial
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
ALESSANDR0 B0NCI, FAMOUS TENOR WHO WILL SING AGAIN
AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE, NEW YORK

his tears as he embraced them ana
said goodby."
Where was he going?" said Claren-
don.
He was going halfway across the
farm to feed the pigs" Dandy replied.
Did he ever get back?" Clarendon
inquired
at isn't time for him to return yet,"
Dandy replied, gazing stolidly out oS
the window.
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
The Biiou Next Week.

The attraction next week at the
Bijou will be away from anything
seen here in the past The manage
ment has made special arrangements
through their booking agency, and
will present to its patrons, Georgte
Abbott. the human magnet. who will
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26

"Astounding!" said Clarendon.
"Some two years ago." continues
Dandy, Il visited the family Of a farm
er up here. Coming to breakfast ont
morning, / found everything in COM
motion The farmers wife was weep
ing, the children were crying, and tbs
farmer himself could not keep back
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-09-26
k'ze.uaf hz7sA9,
AIDES LATEST PLAY.

George Ade has delivered to Conan
& Harris the complete manuscript of
'"The City Chap" a new comedy, in
which that firm will present Jack
Norworth late in the autumn Mr.. AIDE
looked over the scene models and pro-