Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-28
TOPICS OF THE TINES

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| If Iowa is not prepared to take a back
seat it is because she occupies both
front and back.
In connection with the appointment Of
! Mr.. Payne to be postmaster general, it
is recalled that with the exception of
Mr.. Wanamaker no one since the civil
war has served full term in the posi-
ton.
FIVE years ago man could have
bought seat ON the New York stock
made at s27.500. which was the highest
| that had been given in ten years. Sew
eral weeks ago two or three sales we're
made at 10000 and now the record price
of $4,000 has been made. This indicates
| the immense expansion in the buying
and selling of stocks and the money
there is in it for the brokers.
| Andrew Carnegie Is to be given a
banquet when he dedicates the labora-
| tory Of engineers Of the Stevens Insti-
| tute of Technology in February, at
which the oysters will be cooked in q
miniature blast furnace constructed by
the students, and the ice cream will be
nodded to the form Of railroad spike.
| John A. Peters the most famous chief
| justice Maine ever had, is a man of
L oh MT nd
ment from the bench he has more than
ever before searched out cases of de-
serving need and has assisted worthy
| persona He does all these kindnesses
| so unobtrusively that few know OF
| them; In most cases not even the people
befriended are aware Of the identity Of
| their benefactor. He has sometimes told
his friends that he would like to do more
for some of the people he knows, but
that he Is afraid Of hurting their feel
| ings by proffering assistance. A little
while ago he found that he had about
the house great deal Of stuff that was
not needed, and he felt that 1t ought to
be doing some one good There were a
/ lot Of good clothing, some books, small
articles OF furniture and two clocks. For
| a while he couldn't think of a graceful
way of disposing OF them. Then one
day he loaded them all into his broad,
old-fashioned carriage. and took drive
out into the country When he found a
good place by the roadside he disposed
the articles along the fence where they
could be seen by any one passing, wound
up the clocks and set them to ticking.
and in conspicuous position tackled up
a board on which he had printed. Help
yourselfn' He never found out who got
the articles. but he believes that they
fell into the hands Of some one whom
they helped.
Mrs. Roosevelt's Christmas gift to the
president was a fine seal ring, which
was selected, 1t is understood. In COM
pliance with his wish. The presidents
| gift to Mrs. Roosevelt was fine rdia-
mond brooch.
Governor Kimball Of Rhode Island,
| who succeeds to the Office by the death
Of Governor Gregory, was one Of the
most seriously injured in the collision
Of surface cars at Oakland Beach year
| and half ago, and for d week his death
was momentarily expected. He stu
suffers from the injuries. and has q suit
| still pending against the railroad COM
pany.
Kansas has man she thinks is big
enough to FIJI Secretary Wilson's shoes
LIZ. d. Coburn. prominent agricultur-
ist. When President Mckinley was
looking about for a man for secretary
OF agriculture, the friends OF Mr.. Co
burn enthusiastically urged his name
| for the place. He was born In Jefrer-
SON county. Wisconsin. in 1S4S. He has
| followed the pursuits Of a great many
strong men OF his generation, taught q
| country school, borne arms in defense
OF his country In two union regiments
from Illinois. been a farmer. split rails
and edited newspapers. In 1881 Mr.. CO.
burn was elected secretary OF the KAN
sas state board OF agriculture for the
| first time. He had been q farmer and