Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-19
Topics of the 7imse

The Rooseveltian epithet is due for a
season OF hard use in that leak investi-
CATION.
Gradually the old fashioned caucus
cloud is growing thinner and thinner.
The primary principle shines thru 1.
and keeps on getting brighter as the
days pass. 1t wasn't an eclipse but an
0bscura ton.
And as the investigation goes on We
shall discover whether Tom was jerry
to all that he claimed to be-
Sign of spring, the arrival of the
baseball club manager with list Oh
certain pennant winners signed and
near signed.
The surprising Importance of the
twelvemonth just past places fresh
accent upon the fact wei! established
under tests of other years, that the
World Almanac and Encyclopedia is
the American publication pre- eminent
in the matter of meeting reference de-
mands of every kind. In the 1917 issue
Of nearly 1900 pages, this annual pre-
sents the last word of the calenda"
hour for the first and last OF its un :
counted consu!tants. 1t runs the raw
age of events from pugilism to presi-
dent making, from politics to preach
ing, from automobile TO agriculture,
from records to destruction to records
of construction. Along with depart
ments new to this issue, the almanac
retains its customary pages of tabn.
lated facts and figures in all lines, its
tables Of the years news events, Its
mortuary lists, its pedigrees of mill
lionaires it's population figures, d.
rectories to state and national gov
ernments and countless features Of up
to-date interest. The books distinction
lies In serving no special field, but in
specially serving the whole field OF
readers reference.
Another sign Of spring is the begin
ming of golf talk. 1t Is reported thar
one golfer the other day remarked to
another that he played fifty rounds
last year under DOGGY To which the
golfer addressed replied that as he is
a member of the handicapping com.
mittee this year he found himself
obliged for the information. 20, is that
So" said the rival of Col. Bogey well
every one in the club will tell you that
I'm the biggest liar about scores in
the state Of Iowa
| When the history of the United
States is written by succeeding gen.
erations Dewey's victory at Manila wi,l
not include the petty resentment
shown by the American public over
the the admiral's gift OF a gift to his
wife.
The weekly news letter from the
United states department Of agricul-
ture is responsible for the statement
that the biological survey has found
that a number Of ducks around Grea
Salt Lake, Utah, were suffering from
] lead poisoning as result OF swallow
| ing the shot present in large quantitie.
about the shooting stations and blinds
| An experiment fur farm has beer
esta blished in northern New York bj
the biological survey Of the depart
ment. At this farm the government
specialists expect to test many kindl
OF 81. animals. foreign as we'll as ma
tive, as to their adaptapility 10 90
INVESTIGATION. One Of the most impor
tant lines of work to be taken UP vii
be that Of developing improved strain
| by selective breeding. This farm i
the outgrowth Of experiments con
Quoted with minks and martens durini
the past year at Linden, Nd and tn
National geological Park, p. c.
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