Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-18
He could make his life very short by
simply writing it. IS"

He could make his life very short by
simply writing it. -
Taft Is more widely known than
Bryan" asserted a witty partisan.
You don't mean to say you believe
hes met as many men as the Nebras-
crat.
II don't know about that. but his
girth is much greater"
BY getting that book contract for 81
word President Roosevelt has at
least solved that problem of what to
do with one ex-president.
stuyvesant Fish, millionaire ex-
president of the Illinois Central, says
its harder for man used to $780,
900 a year income to drop to $4,000
than for the SIS week man to get
along on $40. There are several mil
lion people, who when they read this
statement, will feel like characteriz-
ing Stuy by short and ugly word, but
the poor man will be glad to know that
the rich man really has troubles Of his
own In financial matters once in a
while. Mr.. Fish, in the same interview,
called attention to the painful fact that
grocers at Newport, the mecca Of
spendthrift millionaires, were actually
IL, q
life.
The best evidence that Governor
Cummins is not a gutter is that he is
keeping his OFFICE at the expense of
his own financial advancement and go
Ing around making optimistic speeches
to his people the same as If there had
never been a senatorial contest. He is
just now giving one Of the strongest
demonstrations OF his manliness.
After much searching, and after be-
ing turned down in the choice once,
the cold water party eventually landed
two standard bearers to lead it on.
Maybe the fact that New Jersey Is
such q shaky state accounts for Bry-
ans almost insistent attitude that
Judge George Gray be placed on the
ticket with him. 1t would have served
the double purpose Of an alliance with
the old line democrats generally and
worked toward redeeming a state
where the democracy suffers from dis
affection. But Kern was q poor COM
promise, apparently. He is the personal
attorney Of National Chairman Tag
CART, who has had a good deal Of lit
igation in connection with the accusa-
ton that he maintained q gambling
house at his French Lick Springs ho-
tel.
claim to be first class clamor to be
known as second class when 1t comes
to the mail privilege Incidentally, a
lot of fourth class postmasters, to sort
of even things up, claim they give first
class service.
.
would you die for me?" she asked
dreamily.
ooh, say!" he retorted in matter
of-fact way. IF you haven't any more
ambition than to be looking for dead
ones you're not the girl for mel
Pick Me-Up.
New York has William Taft,
motorman, who is seven feet tall I'm
like the other gentleman of that name
he does not seem to be big all
around man.
When the chairman of a prohibition
national convention alludes to "Presl-
dent Taft" 1T looks as tho he was
leaning far enough to fall outside his
party lines.
why can't folks have more consid-
GRAFTON for an old man? Here's ROCK
efeller being chased by Oklahoma be-
fore he's even been able to raise money
to nav that s29,OO0,0O0 fine. 1t would
be more seemly not to go after Poor
John" SO hard, for he needs the
money"
"This is a democratic year." Perma-
nent Chairman Clayton, at Denver, IS
quoted as saying. At the same time
the governments report said the crop
prospects were better than the ten
year average.
Il suppose, Uncle Jim, you remem-
her a good deal about the politics OF
the early days?"
"Well, never TUX much intrest IN
pollytics. but I kin recollect when John
G. Fremont was 'lected president"
"Fremont! Why, Fremont was never
elected"
"He wun't? Well, now, tibet gifts me,
/ heerd a leadin' speaker talk the night
fore lection, an he said If John G.
Fremont wun't 'lected the country
would fall to ruin an everybody would
have to shut up shop. Course, / didn't
take the papers; but, noticin tibet
things went on bout same as before'
j calclated John won. So he wunt
lected? Well, bjinks! THEFT GIFTS
ME!"-Judge.