Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-10-06

prevail 1t should abolish the franktng
privilege. The mails are full Of matter
addressed to persons not one out of loo
Of whom pay the slightest attention to
the speeches forced upon their notice.
$3.50
II Senator Bailey is ever able to
nag Bryan into meeting him on the
rostrum his ordered intellect" is due
to receive as great jar as his con-
nection with the Standard gave his
political aspirations.
The banquet at San Francisco is Of
the SIS a plate variety. Suppose the
president had to pay for his meals at
this rate? Wouldn't the PRESIDENT al
salary need another tilt?
It is not SO easy as it might seem 20
peel Captain Hull-Sioux City Jour
nal.
Shucks.
Hull is Taft maverick. The pres
ident forgot him and Joe Cannon cav1e
over and burned the old brand a little
clearer.
Here's another land drawing. Won
der if man is ever caught a second
time at that game, or if it is an en-
tirely new crop each time.
That figure there to the left that
You see edging into the limelight-
that's Mr.. Bryan of Lincoln. Neb.
That eastern man who hopes to
breed rooster that will not crow.
must have been inspired to the effort
by long contemplation of the demo-
cratic party.
1t begins to look as if Taft would
have to play golf all winter to get
over it. even as he played golf all sum-
mer to prepare for it.
Booth Harrington declares that he
has written his last novel. Booth has
done some good things and this is not
among the worst of them. particularly
as viewed as an xample for others.
/ Army officers required to take the
riding test no doubt look on with i'm
patience at the slow progress of the
aeroplane Oh, when will It supplant
j the horser
Anyway, Joe Cannon put Knoxville
on the map.
A recent balance sheet of the North
German Lloyd Steamship line shows a
loss of s450oooo The man who made
out the statement must have been an
ticipating President Tafts declaration
in favor of subsidies.
Il is related of the prosperous farm.
ers OF Kansas that they are spending
their money in ways tina. go for pleas
ure. Hundreds of them have beer
helping the curio dealers and hotels
of Colorado: another bunch have beer
patronizing the pay streak of the
Seattle exposition; others are buying
gold mine stock, diamond mine stock
semi-arid lands. and all sorts Of thing
that look good at a distance To re.
feet on which must make Mabra,
doubly Disconnected with fate as hi
languishes in the Polk county jail.
It is said Of Mabray that he ha
officials with whom he comes in con
tact chloroforrned. Perhaps TIL,
Mikes" will appreciate the point.
! The north pole controversy present
" will grow cold.
1t is said that the Wright brother
are not good business men. Too mucl
kiting, perhaps.
1t is fortunate for these big celebra
tons, such as those at New York an
st. Louis, that they do not depend 70
their success upon the arrival at ap
poitned destinations Of the air Graf
participating in the festivities.
Corn is so cents bushel. The low
: farmer with 100 acres yielding fit
bushels an acre Will realize-ho'
= much? Follow up the calculatio
: and maybe you will learn somethin
E of why Iowa land values are on tn
increase.
3 On reading the market quotation
I we are impressed that the allege
i. Irish custom of the pig in the parlc
does not after all do so much violene
: 10 the fitness of things.