Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-02
IOWA NEW SP APERS.
FLOATING DOWN THE MIssIs-
SIPPI.
Burlington Hawkeye.l


arc passing the leyee front almost |
< daily. Their occupants comprise that
itinerant, cosmopolitan class Of fu-
mainly that come with the fall and go
with the advent Of spring. Some of
these craft are modern in design, ele-
gantiy furnished and appointed and
their occupants have sufficient means
to maintain themselves comfortably.
but the majority Of these people exc
out an existence that many would not
be satisfied with. There is some diff
Terence between floating down the
Mississippi river for pleasure and being
compelled to live on the inhospitable
bosom OF the water.
HOIST BY HIS OWN PETARD.
Nevada Journal.l
A certain man in this town went into
his woodshed the other night and
struck his head against a partition with
such force that he was laid full length
on his back. He imagined that he had
been struck by some midnight prowler
who had been laying for him in the
woodshcd, so he laid still, hardly daring
to breathe or rise for fear that the
slugger would land another on his
physiognomy, which was already lit
tie disfigured by the first blow. He
/. could plainly hear the big cuss breath
\ ing and could see him with big club
ready to strike. He probably would
have been there yet had 1T not been for
his wife arriving on the scene with a
lantern and assuring him that he had
run his head into o partition he had
erected himself.
A HORSE ON "A DUBUQUER
dubuque Times.1
prominent citizen, who resides up
town, went out to his stable Sunday
morning and was surprised to see that
his horse was missing. He was posi-
tive that he had tied the animal and
also that he had locked the door. He
met several friends, to whom he related
his loss. He made a thorough search
for the horse about the city, but could
not find him, and then Went home, con-
Guiding, after dinner. to go down to the
sheriff and make him aware of the
fact. AS he was passing through his
yard he heard a horse whinnying, and,
listening. discovered that the sound
came from the cellar, the door leading
to which, from the outside, had been
broken. He went down and found the
horse all right. 1t had broken through
the cellar door, He had to '.set 'em up"
on the stolen horse.
RENEWING YOUTHFUL EFFORTS
ICarroll Sentinel.l
Judge Paine. of this city, has been the
recipient of much well-deserved praise
for his courage in gathering up the
scattered threads of life, scattered by
his misfortune of few years ago. and
at the age when most people retire from
active practice begin again the arduous
labor of trying cases in court before
Judge and jury. The Coon Rapids En-
terprise expresses this feeling in the
following item published in that pa
per last week:
George w. Paine is said to have had
large number of cases in the last tern
of court. As he Is about 40 years ole
and is starting life anew, after losing
his property, his energy and increasing
business is matter of great satisfac-
ton to his friends. Most men retire
from business at 20, but Mr.. Paine has
renewed his youth at this age and be
gins life's battles anew. There is a les
son in his life to younger Snen, who
meeting with reverse, are disposed t.
grow discouraged and be satisfied t.
merely drift. There is nothing Xix,
keeping the harness on until the las
messenger calls. 1t keeps one younger
even when old, besides making ons use
full to the end
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