Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-03-30
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An unseen. un4Glt almost unnoticeo
SActor - q work these days, that Will
nightly change the legislature do:nss
OF thts couotfy IN the near future. The
words, standpatter and progressive.
have come to express q condition more
than IN party sense. At present, these
two words are used to designate two
wings OF the republican party. But
these two words bid fair TO supplant
two other words. conservative and rad
ical. In religious circles, in scientific
matters. In medicine and surgery. IN
legal procedure and in all questions
that come up. whore change ts needed
or called for by reformers. the stand
patter lives up to the term, no less
than the progressive. But to return
TO the first statement. There is force
not recognised today, that soon will do
much to change the order of things, as
carried on today. What is it? 1t is
the literature OF the hour that our puny
men. yes our puny women too, are
reading and absorbing for future ac-
ton.
Glance at the names of the scores OF
cheap magazines. exposed for sale in
every news stand from Maine to Cali
fornia. Everyone has a mission. 1t
is true some are entitled and Justly so.
as muck-rakers." But just the same,
sood or bad. just as we size them up
they are getting in their work. The
students of our colleges are especially
interested. Not only our students but
the farmers sons. the mechanics. la
boring men. even school boys, are read
ing these innurnerable magazines and all
at an age when easily Influenced by
what they read. The growth OF So
cialism in this country, in every town
in Iowa, can easily be traced to the
printed arguments scattered over the
country by the socialists. No isms
have ever attempted or done so much
with printers ink as the socialists Of
the United States. And all this kind OF
work tends in one direction. toward
progress so-called. The standpatter,
whether in politics religion, law. medi-
cine, surgery. or science has no chance
against this food Of argument The
boy of today makes laws tomorrow. so
quickly does he come to the front. And
the strange part Of it is that the stand
patter does not realize that his stubo-
let.e of letting well enough alone. is
paralleled by the ostrich with his head
under the sand. Both s'an5pat.er and
ostrich feel perfectly safe.
There is in print a book OF conun-
drums. In the next edition here ere
few to be added answers not given.
Why is il a deaf man prefers TO walk
on railroad track to any place on
earth? The writer once ventured to
ask very intelligent doctor that was
'stone deaf this very question and re-
ceived the indignant reply. "he had
right 70 walk where he pleased"
Pleasing himself this deaf doctor was
run over and killed BY the cars few
years after.
Why is it deformed person and
some not SO affected wear red neck
tie? One would naturally suppose
quiet style OF dress would appeal to
such persons. Not SO: Look for the
red tie.
Why is # patent leather shoe is the
foot or a shortened leg! Perhaps to
save shining It.
Why is it that every man that per-
sists in reading aloud in the hotels.
cars. and public places. always
stumhles over the big words, and goes
all to pieces" when t11e names Of for
eign cities and countries are in the
0' Wha is it the 4.t..n ana wob,.n
are sov'stuck7 on 3ctseker4d wedfms
apparel and the slim one can not get
stripes long enough NJ
Why is i, the you'd chap with the
pipestem shanks turns up his trousers
two inches higher than the fellow with
an ankle as big az 2-year- old steer?
Why Is It that sensible women.
otherwise. always put on sickly
smile when they sit for a photograph
that is to be used for newspaper cut?
Why is At thagaso many boys and
puny men think cuss words add to the
interest others have IN their converse
ton? Such puny men use the swear
words perfectly regardless OF any point
or need Of emphasis. Some Of II Is ut
terly nonsen.ical. Why do they do It?
And why is 1t that the teller Of the
vulgar story. the one that revels in
hlthy words. that mentions in public
matters to be only thought of. not
speakable. invariably picks out the
time and place. where he Is sure to dis
gust some listener? Perhaps he enjoys
Stacking the prude" He never heard
OF the answer credited 70 General
Grant. where one Of these story tellers
prefaced his talk with the question.
ARE there any ladies' present." and the
reply came, no but some gentlemen
are
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