Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-04-26
Topics of the Times

The Bows Advocate asks, IN an ed
itorial caption, Does Congress Read
History?" Not now. 1t is TOO busy MAX
ing it
1t is easy to conceive .t9w a man
hurdened with nineteen names, as was
a Kentucky citizen with the surname
Of Chiles could be dragged down to a
watery grave.
It is reported that burglar at Boone
stole two loaves of bread and left the
cash register unmolested. He evidently
knew which side of his bread was but
tered, or likely to be.
The Iowa farmer who sowed wheat
on the last day of April forty years
ago, and in the snow at that. if he re-
calls it. isn't worrying much about the
delay in getting his oats crop in.
Ancient history is being repeated in
a revised version of the Celebrated
Jones county calf case. Let's have later
news, Roosevelt is invading Africa.
Illinois is still trying to elect United
States senator, christians are being
massacred by thousands in the Turk
ish empire. Gotch is seeking other
worlds to conquer on the wrestling
mat and Evangelist Sunday has opened
another revival campaign in these
parts The world is moving.
Unless the weather is warmer In
1 Turkey than here the sultan can wear
that coat of mail quite comfortably.
/ Public interest in Iowa seems to be
about equally divided between the tar
| iff struggle in Washington and the
Billy" Sunday campaign in MARSHALL
town.
Farmers are not seen in town as fire.
auently as a few weeks ago The rea-
son is obvious.
We may have May weather yet be
fore another month has passed.
Hampton's Magazine for May con-
tains articles on Lincoln and the Boy
Regiment by Margarita Spalding
Gerry: "The Heart of the Railroad
Problem" (Part Two) by Charles Ed
ward Russell; 1.-The Man in the Room
by Edwin Balmer and William B. Mac
Harg; con the Trail of the Ghost
(part two) by Vance Thompson; "Ses
Elephant Hunting in the Wilds of the
, Antarctic" by Capt. Benjamin D
/. Cleveland Fiction of hugh degree
supplies the remainder of the number
And then, emboldened by her smile,
He whispered low, in haste,
eff you'll tell me just where it is
My arm Shall Irvine your waist"
: The most prominent features Of tn
May issue Of Van Norden-The Worl
I Mirror consist of an article by Con
j, gresham ]. NJ. Griggs, one of the in
surgent democrats, on the re-organiza
ton of house procedure under the fea
of "The Man and the Machine" an ar
ticle. "Steel and It's Master" by Thorn
as Hanly, keen, clear personalit
n story of Judge Gary and his real posi-
e ton in the steel world; and an articl
= by Lincoln Marshall on art and tn
: Tariff" Illustrated by five of the gem
4 of MP. Morgan's s3o,Oo0,oo0 art collec
ton, and which may come to tn
United States under the free art" tar
: if provision. This is the first time re
productions of these beautiful picture
= have been seen on this side Of the wa
ter, and the prints are excellent "Wor
= and Welfare" by Wallace Hirst, show
= why so many manufacturers thruol
> the country have given up welfal
8, work for their employees. The employee
W side also is put forward in an artic
that cuts deep into subject of Absorb
ing interest.
n Details have been arranged for III
y second in the series of three great d,
It bates on the prohibition question b,
IL tween Mayor David s. Rose, of MI
), waukee, opposing prohibition, and D
Samuel Diakie, of Albion College, ii
accredited representative of the natiol
al prohibition party. The debate will ]
N held at Orchestra Hall, Chicago, Fr
day night, April 30, and the intere
vt that the Milwaukee debate aroused
st every part of the country promises