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The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
SLIGHT.
yer News.

| Redd-I see a western railroad has named one of it's new sleeping cars "The Links" Greene-It will probably be filled with bunkers.-Yonkers Statesman.
 Jack-What reason have you for wanting to marry Miss Willing?
 Tom-I love her
 Jack-Pshaw! That's no reason i; that's an excuse,--Chicago News. | What ten books would you take if you had to pass the rest of your life on desert island?"
 "Oh, wouldn't take books at all; I'd take things to eat. ."-Indianapolis Jour- nal. 1 "Bingles is a lucky man; his time goes right on whether he is waking or sleeping, sick or we'll" What is Singles business?" Matchmaker. ."-Columbus (O.) State Journal Miss Tract-Oh, it makes my heart ache to see a man like you sitting out side of a saloon.
 Rummy Robnson--Well, mum, if yer gives me a nickel l will sit inside.--Chi- cago News.
 Sportsman (to Smith, who hasn't brought down single bird all day)- Do you know Lord Pokham?
 Smith--Oh, dear, yes; I've ofen shot at his house.
 Sportsman-Ever hit it?-Fun.
 Ma, l bought you some candy down. town"
 That was kind, Tommy; where is it2
 Well, ma, I was so long eomin' home on the cars that 1t didn't last till I got here ''-Indianapolis Journal.
 Now the weary counter hoppers
 Wait upon the Christmas shoppers, And to bear the cross with Christian
 patience try.
 And they hope there's no foundation
 For the song of exultation That Every day'll be Christmas by and
 by!" Denver Post,
 No" said MT. Cumrox gently q haven't the slightest objection to your asking my daughter to marry you
 "Thank you!" exclaimed the young man with a title. but no cash.
 You go ahead and ask her. he pro- ceeded, thoughtfully; "I won't interfere. I have given her good education and taught her to read the newspapers, and if she doesn't know enough to say No why, she doesn't deserve any better luck '-Washington Star
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
A GORGEOUS DOLL.

young Roumanian "Spatar," which is one of the oldest titles in Wallachia, gave gorgeous gift to his bride on her birthday, which happened to fall three months after their marriage and while they were in Paris for their honeymoon. Thanks to a friend of his, to whom l am related was able to see the curl ous and splendid present. It consisted of dolly, richly clad in cloth of gold, the train embroidered with irises, stems upward, which formed a thick border around the tenn. But, the point of the thing was that the petticoat of the doll, on which opened the train of gold, was covered with trelis of magnificent pearls. Round her neck was chaplet of three rows of rubies; on her head an aigrette, formed by sparkling dia- monds, quivering like so many dew- drops, and pons, with heads of many colored precious gems, spangled her garments here and there. I was told that at the time of his marriage the young "Spatar" had not been able to present his lovely bride with gifts worthy of her beauty, but recsntly benevolent uncle of his was obliging enough to die and left him fortune. The extravagant young Roumanian at once spent half of 1t in this costly and childish way--but rather 8 pretty one, think.-London Onlooker.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
SOME R EFORM IN PRUSSJA.

| The Emperor William noticed some time ago that the schools of Prussia were not just what they ought to be, and with his usual energy he set about improving them. In 1892 he convened a conference to consider the school ques- ton, but the conference didn't do what
 he thought it ought to. Recently he convened another conference, and as a result of that he has issued @ royal decreee which provides for important changes in the Prussian school system. In the Gymnasium, the Real-Gymna- sium, and the Higher Real-Schule, the three types of higher schools in Prus- sia, the special functions of each will be more strongly emphasized, Hence
 more instruction in Latin will be given in the first two, but special attention is to be paid to knowledge of Eng fish. in view of it's great importance
 Greek may be replaced by English up 10 the tnlrQ CIdSS, ana whenever the standard corresponds with the local conditions English may be taught in- stead of French in all three. Instruc- ton is generally to be more thorough. The teaching of Greek must be freed from useless forms, and great atten- ton must be paid to the aesthetic value of the language, and to the con- nection between antiquity and modern civilization. F'luenoy of speech and proper understanding of the most read authors is to be aimed at, in regard to modern languages. Two omissions are remarked in the teaching of history, namely, the neglect of important pe- riods of ancient history, and of the Ger man history of the nineteenth century, with it's elevating "reminiscences of the progress of the fatherland. Geography
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
-4 MODERN HERO.

Young MT, Vernon White of Attle-
 boro, Massachusetts, has lived the strenuous life for several years. His
 strenuous speciality has been football, ] and his heroic record includes the fol- l lowing incidents: In 1895, leg and col
 larbone broken. 1895, right ankle 1 sprained and nose broken twice; 1896,
 back severely wrenched; 1897, three
 fingers on left hand broken and ankle broken; 1898, rib broken and wrist sprained; 1899, left leg fractured and splintered; 1900, head severely injured, two ribs broken, legs temporarily par alyzed and ribs previously fractured re- broken.
 In the last game he has so far played young MT. White rose to the height of heroic strenuousness. It was Thanks giving Day, and he and twenty-one other young men were properly observ- ing the day. In the course of the ob- serving he was kicked on the pelvic bone so that his legs were paralyzed, and the eleven men composing the team against which he and his ten fellow cit izens were operating jumped upon him and trampled his countenance so far into the dirt that he lost consciousness. When he aWoke he was in bed. with doctors, nurses and weeping relatives around him. He looked around until he got his bearings, and then his mighty spirit triumphed grandly over weakness and pain. After they had placed one end of a squirt gun in the hole where his front teeth had been and given him some liquid nourishment he feebly informed them that it was the most glorious day in his whole glorious existence, and wound up with the inn pressive declaration: Football is a great game, and I'd rather play it than eat Thanksgiving dinner every day"
 Of such may possibly not be the King dom of Heaven, but they will stand a good show to get share of the king dom of the earth, if they don't get broken all to pieces early.
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MORE.

Undeterred by the tragic fate or some of the octopi, other octopi are rushing boldly into the battle. The record of new companies of $1,000,000 and over for November indicates capitalization of $14S $50, ,000, against S10S, 1850, 900 in De- tober. For the year 1900, up to Decem- Der, the total capitalization of new com panies has been $2,217, $50 ,000--a very tidy sum. During the present year the movement was most active in March, when the new capitalization was S502,- 900000, and most sluggish in September, when only $90000,000 was ventured, but the pace Is now being quckened. West Virginia now leads as a charter grant ing State, having incorporated in No vember $69, 100000 worth, against s99,- 900,O0o for New Jersey, $14000, 900 for Colorado, $12,OoO,OOO for Virginia, $9,- 250,000 for little Delaware and $4,7OO, 900 for New York
 The more the merrier, for awhile, but even great men with great money will find that they have their limitations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
 ANCIENT SI-NGAN-FU.
Account of China's Present Capital Its Long, Interesting, and Cred
 TJict1ryy

Account of China's Present Capital Its Long, Interesting, and Cred itable History.
 There are at least six more or less recognized ways of spelling the name
 of the city to which the Empress-Dow- ager has fled with the intention of founding a new imperial capital. Si- ngan or Se-ngan is the most ancient, and in several respects the most famous, of Chinese cities, having been
 the capital of the empire under three
 of it's most famous dynasties-viz., the
 Tsin, the Han, and the Tang. The founding Of the city is lost in remote
 ages, but it is more than 2,100 years
 since the great ruler Tsln Chi Hwangi,
 who caused the great wall of China to
 be built as defense against the Tartar
 tribes, selected Changnan, the oldest
 name of this city as his capital
 Curiously enough the name of Changnan
 is still preserved as that part of the
 city of Si-ngan-fu. The Emperor Kao-
 tsu of the succeeding Han dynasty did
 more to embellish Si-ngan than his ter rible predecessor who is rememberd
 quite as much for the ruthless act con- 'mitted against literature in "the burn ing of the books" as for the erection of the great wall. It was Kaotsu (202- 194 B. CD, for instance, who built the magnificent bridges, many still in ex- isteuce, required to render Si-ngau easy of approach. The formidable Sinling range which protects the city to the south was pierced by roads whose ex- cellence still attests the thoroughness with which this emperor did his work. It has been declared on authority which has never been challenged that the same ruler introduced suspension or flying" bridges for the purpose of traversing several of the surrounding valleys, thus anticipating European science by 2,000 years. After the fall of the Han dynasty a period of division and disunion followed in the country for nearly 400 years, but when, at the beginning of the seventh century of our era, strong ruling family reap peared in the person of the Tangs the
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
INTERFERING RATES.

Situations, Wants. Rents, and other sna'' advertisements, One Cent Word eaeh in' sertion. Five Gents Word for full "ee@ seven times,,
 Display advertisements, per inch, one Ah- sertion, $1 20; each subsequent incer'ion' Ho cants; one week, s3.20; one month, sto: one year. $40.
 obituary Notices, in prose or verse. 1o cents per inc. Notices of Births, Niarri' ages Deaths. and Funerals. 50 cents each' Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business Gall matter 70 pc HDObiectjonable) and their contracts do h't Include Wants, To Let. For Sale. etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

must especially be taught by eXperi- enced geographers, and as regards phy- sics, the number of experiments and excursions must be increased.
 With these changes it is probable that the Prussian school system will be the most magnificent" that ever was, or, at least, it will be called so by Prus- sian educators.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

Caller-You look like good and truthful girl. Tell me-is your mistress really out?
 Domestic-She is, na'am
 Caller-Where?
 Domestic-At the elbows, ma'am.- Chicago Tribune.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

A New York man who employs sten- ographers and other young women, in- sists that they must have red hair. Ex- plaining his preference for the red headed members of the other sex, he says: T think they are brighter. They take hold better, and l like to see them about me, too''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

Sioux City, Iowa, must be great "show town" A dispatch from there tells of a couple of masked men invad- inging theater box office there and being scared away before they could seize several thousand dollars, the gross receipts for that evening.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

The Year Book Of the London Daily Mail which that paper issues in com petition with Whittakers Almanac, states under the section devoted to the worlds chief statesmen: "The United States has many able men, but not one of conspicuous merit" How's that for an Anglo-American Mutual Admiration society?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

Many of the Russian warships are to be equipped with the Pozoff system of wireless telegraphy, which is said to be superior, in some respects, to that of Marconi,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

Professor Joseph Wright is doing an Interesting work in collecting photo- graphic specimens of English dialects, partly to enable him to check the ma terial for a comprehensive comparative grammar of all the English dialects in the United Kingdom, and partly to hand down to posterity a faithful rec ord of the dialects as spoken at the end of the nineteenth century.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

The Indianapolis Journal quotes mu- nicipal and penological statisticians as saying that Indianapolis ranks as one of the best policed cities in the United States, and gives much of the credit for this to the merchant police, an able adjunct to the regular force. This force was organized in 1865, and now consists of about fifty men, one half of the number uniformed, and the other half acting as detectives in citi- zens' clothing. Their districts cover, to Q great extent, the downtown business houses. Just how many robberies have been prevented or how many fires been discovered in time to prevent se- rious loss by the members of this silent factor of the Indianapolis police power could only be obtained by an inspec- ttcn of records for more than thirty five years back" the Journal says. Even then only a partial record could be ob- tained, for the number of wrongs that have been rectified by the merchant police since it's organization in this city that have never been reported exceed by far those which would be found re- corded"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

That is curious story which comes from St. Petersburg to the effect that Count Muravieff, late minister of for eign affairs, died by poison self-admin- istered. He wanted to take advantage of the outbreak of the Boer war to seize command of the Red Sea, had obtained the czar's sanction and had issued the necessary orders. when the czarina, who has strong English sympathies, in- terfered and induced the czar to change his mind. Count Muravieff could not Survive the humiliation and disappoint- ment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19

The school children of New York have been benevolent to the school children of Galveston. Roughly esti- mated, their voluntary contributions amount to $29,0OO There are about 250,000 children in the schools of Man. hattan and the Bronx, which would mean an average of about nine cents contributed by each. Tn order that the contributions should be known only to those who made them, each child re- ceived an envelope into which to put his or her contribution, and the in- structions were that all the envelopes should be handed in, even in cases where the children could not give any lining. It has taken weeks to count what the envelopes contained.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-12-19
THAT --Hsunszrzrnrrzrrs,ws~sr.~.~s g|<N<>r|@I/~<</y%srSIi<l~  Picture Sale
THAT

 Looks as if this were the Picture Center this year. w ere selling more than our share, we're sure of that.
 That was a coup, we congratulate ourselves on that; our getting those SamplePictures. Dep'ts so rich in its showing of middle priced Pic tures-from say, $1.50 to $500.
 Others of course, at rom-10c. 25c to $l, with the prices climbing UT slowly and gradually to $l0. SIS and $25.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
CHE RON released
The Notorious Poweshiek County
Defaulter Released From Belem
Prison in Mexico.
Word Received by Friends at NAL.
colin to That Eject His
Crime.
he Stole Nearly 100000 From the
County Treasury Served
Six Years.
special to Observation-Disclosures.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, Dec Friends Of G. w.
Rowe in Malcom have received word
from him to the effect that he has been
released from Belem prison in the City
OF Mexico. "Chet' Rowe was treasurer
OF Poweshiek county and an examina-
ton of the Office after he had been alb
sent week disclosed the fact that a
large amount of the cash belonging to
the county was also absent. Thru the
sexertions Of the Pinkerton detective
agency he. was discovered in the City of
Mexico, where he and his brother, DICK
Rove, We're running a saloon. They
were under assumed names, and when
Proceedings Mere commenced it Was
found that Chef had purchased real
estate in the city, thus according 10
Mexican law becoming a citizen OF Mex
leo. Further Research, however, dis
closed the existence of law making ii
q felony TO bring stolen money into the
Ecountiy from another country Under
this law Rove was prosecuted, found
guilty and sentenced 10 a term of twelve
/ years in Belem prison. He mas served
Lone-half the sentence and is probably
Hardened, or b. receiving credit for good
behavior has satisfied the ends of jus.
! tice. Rowe took approximately $4,000
which With the cost of prosecuting ant
the search for him, the county was ot,i
$4,000, u portion of which Vas recov.
| cred from his bondsnen.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
WITNESSES GOT DRUNK.
nd II Resulted in Acqultral OF an
Ns.cvtspf. Man,

accused Man.
Special to Times epublican.
Clinton, Dec. lsA man on trial for
assault, with attempt 10 commit niur-
der. has Just been acquitted IN the
courts Of this county by q most fortu
nate circumstance, as far as he Is con-
csrned. Last July, at Canlanclie, this
county, Henry Lund aud Peter Burke
became involved in a ilalrel Llsnd had
by far the long and Of the argument
hut not conteEted with badly distigur-
ing his opponent shot HIM twice, seri-s
eusly wounding him AT ti,'sI il was
thought burke would die. After it Was
learned that he would recover, Lunds
was aa'raianed for trial and was bound
over Ia the grand jury and was indicted
His case came UP for hearing ct this
came 10 q sudden termination on ae-
witnesses getting drunk. After the trial
lad been in progress for two days. the
were called on to testify and 10 ths
anazendent of the county attorney an
four were intoxicated. The judge orr
GcreGl them locked up in the county jal
Unit! nexts morning and adjourned court
The county attorney SAN the hopeless
ness of continuing the case after such
en- Occurrences and at noon the next day
the case went to the jury without argl-
nsent and when not half OF the Wit
l'nessss for the state had testified and
none tor the state We're called. The jury
Was out but: a few minutes and brought
il a verdict of not guilty, as was eX
pected.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
Law senate Gives BANQUET.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa City. Dec 1S.-F'riday night the
Hammond Law Senate, one of the law
societies of the university, gave a ban
quet in honor of Chancellor Mccain,
who leaves The university TO take a
place on the supreme bench. The
guests of honor were President Mac
Lean. Judge II. E. Deemer. Judge NJ. j..
Wade, Professor Samuel Hayes. Pro-
fessor H. S. Richards, Professor L. a.
WILCOX and Librarian III. e. Horack.
The president of the society, A. j. Bur
ton, acted as toastmaster. Toasts We're
given by Senators A. j. Hitdebrand,
who toasted the Hammond Law Sem
ate: j. p Regain on Our Profession;"
NJ. j. Randall gave sketch of the
growth of the law department. under
Chancellor McClain's administrations;
Senator Clegg on The Law STUDENT
j. r. Harding on The Law of the
Anglo Saxon; l.. E. Lange on "A Good
Location Senator ]. II. Johnson on
Our Chancellor" w. j. Mcdonald on
Law and Ethics Senator Loesbe
spoke of the Guest of Honor" and
Senator Egan gave an eloquent toast
on THE New Judge" which was an
swered by the judge himself.
Judge McClain will be sorely missed
in the law department., as he is held in
respect and honor by all the students.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
Wesley Items.

Special to Times Republican.
Wesley. Dec. 1s.-I'he first entertain-
ment of the lecture course to be given
here this winter under the auspices OF
the public school was given Saturday
evening by the Schumann Lady Quar-
tet, of Chicago, in the opera hall to a
large audience.
Miss Helen Lloyd returned home Mon
day from Mount verndn, where she is
attending school at Cornell College. She
will spend her vacation here with her
parents.
Miss Liota Hall returned home from
Fayette Saturday, where she is attend.
ing school at the Fayette University, to
spend the vacation with her parents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
HARDIN COUNTY FARMER DEAD.
End Comes in California, Where He
Recently Went to spend the VIM


Special to Times Republican.
Union, Dec. 18-A telegram received
here yesterday by Mr.. II. II. Smith an-
.nounced the sudden death in California
of Mr.. Clay Smith, one of the best
known and prominent farmers Of Har-s
din county.
MIR. Smith, accompanied by his wife.
recently left here for California, where
they expected to remain during the
winter They could have but barely ar
rived when the sudden summons came
TO Mr.. Smith. The particulars Of the
death are very meageF but it $ sup
posed that heart disease was the cause,
unless it be that death Was caused as
the result of an old wonne!, as Mr.. Smith
has carried. since the civil Val, bullet
in his head.
Mr.. Smiths home was in Providence
township where he owned a la rye farm.
He was very we'll to do having ataassed
considerable of fortule He was con-
sidered as one of the most prominent
men of the scounty. both ssciatly and POI
|litically
MI. Smith was So years of age. He
served in The civil war as a member of
| the Second Iowa cavalry. Ie Leaves be-
sides his wife four children. The elder
son, Mr.. III. III. Smith, resides near his
father sfarn. Two yoling lady slaugt-
\ ters and a small son constitute the re
lsmaindel of his family.
The remains Will be brought here for
linternent. AS yet the funeral arrange
ments have not been perfected, owing u
1.-THE fact that there is no definite know
ledge as to just when the body Will ar
riye
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
A CHURCH DEDICATED.
ssongregationalists OF Clarion Have
a New House of ~ Worship.


e.agioH, Dec is. The rev congT esa
tional church of Carton was dedicated
sunday. with appropriate cerena9rieg.
The & rvicesof dedication6 conducted
BY Rev. T. o. Douglas. The church
building vas commenced on June 1lth
last. The cost Vas practically $1,000,
Which amount was subscribed by the
congregation ard other citizens q orr
town. The building is an ornament TO.
the town and would be a credit TO al
much larger town than Clarion The
building IS heated by two fire furnaces
ard IS lighted by;electric light. The ar,
70 ass Wind ~ $ We're filitii shed by a Min
neaposis firm at a COST Of Nearly SOD
The Interior G decorations were done by r.
G.. Calwan, Of Fort Dodge.
Sheriff Duer started for Anamosa yes
terday witt! u. W. Heck. Of Eagle
Grove. who Was ssntsttced by Judge
Weaver Saturday tc serve nine months
in prison for adultery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-18
BAKER GETS $500.
Famous Damage suit In Lucas Coun
" Tried For. flaa. Sncnnd Time

Famous Damage Suit In Lucas Coun-
" Tried For the second Time
Charlton. Dec. ls-The famous George
Baker $4,000 damage case VS.. the c., b.
g. @. railroad has at last been completed
This case involved damages sustained
while crossing the railroad track near
Lucas lost February when Baker was
hit by a moving train. II was tried at
the last term of court and a verdict of
$1,000 and interest was returned, but a
new trial was granted. This time the
trial occupied whole week. much of the
evidence being contradictory to that
given by the same witnesses at the pre-
vious trial. This caused much talk of
fixed" witnesses. The jury after being
out twenty-eight hours III the last trial
returned a verdict of $500 damages for
Baker.