Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-04-17

Is 5Ald1HlJal lru1ulr, 5nma, 1
80 up to 500 before the end OF the
month. The applications come mostly
from AGRICULTURAL towns in the middle
west, Iowa leading.
The soft water drought is gradually
being broken.
A recent issue OF the Times Republic
can contained statement, quoted from
another Journal, that Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy q leading Christian scientist, was!
dangerously sick at her home in Con-
cord. Mr.. John L. Randall writes from.
Des Moines to say: II ain authorized to
out foundation. Mrs Baker is not and
has not been sick. but is in perfect
health and attending to business. = All
of which her admirers will be glad to
learn
Billy Mason is for Dewey. The ad-.
miral could be excused If he changes his
mind again" says the Globe Democrat.
A Washington correspondent says
Senator Wolcott drives an automobile.
Drives" is the word. The senator is the
only public man in Washington who is a
practical automobiler. And the way he
does is not calculated to increase the
number. Like Jehu. the senator driveth
furiously. The story of how Hank,
Monk got Horace Greeley thru to his
destination in the Rockies at a stipulat-I
ed hour is recalled by some of the Colo
RADIO senator's exploits with his horse
less vehicle. Few people with nerves
will accept second invitation to sit
with Senator Wolcott. One day last
Week the senator had beside him on the
high seat an elegantly crossed gentle
man of delicate physique. The automo-
bile came down H street as if it had the
|light OF way over trolley cars. bicycles
and everything else upon wheels. The
senator knew that his companion.
wished to get out at Fourteenth street,
but he never slackened his speed until
within fifty feet Of the corner. Then he
threw off the power and threw on the
brake. There was a grinding, scraping
morse as the tires rubbed on the asphalt.
The automobile stopped. but the unfor-
turate recipient of the senator's kind
ness didn't. He kept right on until he.
Landed in the street. fortunately on his
feet The senator laughed one Of those
gleeful chuckles. 8clenched his cigar a
\,
the power and went pounding along
across four street railroad tracks on his
Way TO the capitol.
The latest statistics show that the
United STATES has over 100000 miles OF
railroad. and less than 10000 miles Of
good wagon roads. Surely there ought
10 be a large amount of work yet for
for the man with the hoe, the scraper
and pillow. 5
.t person With mathematical mind
recently announced that in a program
of twenty waltzes. four poikas and two
Sauadriiles a danver covers nearly
twelve miles and covers a bed admira-
bly, later on.
Senator Morgan has received tele-
grams announcing that he swept the
state of Alabama at the primaries on
Saturday, and that his reelection to
1.-The senate Ii; assured. Some Of his
friends predict that he will have no less
Than seventy majority in the leg
islatrre.
President Mckinley is expected TO
deliver an address in Fredericksburg.
Va. May %. the meeting of the So-
Getty Of the Potomac.
The Official spelling is Porto Rico"
as shown in the bill which passed con-
gress last week. The bill when intro
tduced in the house severa, months ago
spelled II Puerto, and the house held
Ito this form as long as 1t could. When
the bill reached the senate, however,
1.-the spelling WAS changed to Porto
land in this form IL came back to the
house. The house. in accepting the
senate amendments. accepted also the
spelling Of the word.
II is officially denied that Russia is
making warllke preparations against
England, tho such denial was hardly
needed.
Spreads Like wiidnre.
\ When things are the best" they be-
come the best selling Abraham
Hare. a leading druggist of Belleville,
TO-. writes: Electric Bitters are the
i best selling bitters / have handled in
twenty years. You know why? Most