Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-16
TOPICS OF THE TINES

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tenance is merely a spasm Of Christ
| mas thought.
George Alfred Henty, the writer of
| stories for boys, is 1T present writing
| at the rate of three books a year. He
has eighty stories to his credit now. He
reported for THE London Standard
| the Austro-Itallan, Franco-Prussian
and Turko- Servian wars. and the Abys-
slnan and Ashantee expeditions
| General George H. Steuart, confeder-
| ate brigadier general, has just had re-
| turned to him by Abram Smith, of Long
Bach Cal, bible which he carried
| thru the civil war and which the latter
took, from confederate wagon a few
days before the surrender of Lees
| army.
Reports received in Pekin from the
court say that the dowager empress is
in noticeably failing health. But 1t
added that her physical weakness does
not affect her paramount influence. The
emperor's health is improving.
| They got on the car together the sec
| end day of the session-Senator Lodge
| and Senator Hanna-bound for the
downtown hotel district. They were a
! strikingly different type and yet the
wealth of each has often been envied
end frequently commented upon. Per-
| haps Senator Lodge has never known
| from what source the money he spends
| comes. When he was a youth he was
wealthy. Discreet investments have
| given him sufficient means from his
boyhood days SO that he has never been
obliged to ask question as to where the
current dollar came from or where he
was to get the next one. Senator Han
ma, tho not born to opulence, is ac-
senate. The two chatted about the
| events of the day, commented upon the
| message of the president and seemed
oblivious Of the fact that the conductor
OF the car was standing patiently in
front of them waiting for his fare.
Lodge was first to realize it. He started
to feel first in one pocket. then in an
other Senator Hanna pulled back the
capacious skirts of his Prince Albert
| and began search of himself. Hanna
found rough-looking jack-knife and
four rubber bands In the pocket where
he expected some small change. Sena-
tor Lodge brought out a gold match
safe and nail file. Then Hanna looked
at Lodge. Lodge looked at Hanna, and
both continued the search. Eventually.
they produced cents between them.
The conductor, noting their silk tiles
and the distinguished appearance OF
Lodge, hesitated, but finally reached for
the cents, with the comment, .I'll re-
member you, judge. and you can pay me
the other three the next time you ride
There will not be an extravagant
river and harbor bill reported at this
session." said Representative Burton,
ton, chairman of the river and harbor
committee. 1T is entirely too early to
even estimate what the total will be-,
The country at least viii hope that it
may be extremely small.
Andrew Carnegie expects to arrange
his $10.000,000 gift to the government for
educational purposes so that 1t will be
more than tender OF steel trust stock.
Scores Of people have been frozen to
u mt.
tenters in Oklahoma had severe ex-
perience.
The observing Omaha Bee says:
THE orchestra from the girls reform
school in Iowa will furnish music at the
next state fair. The girls have evident
ly been improving in harmony since
they ceased practicing on the furniture
of the institution"
The city OF Lisbon, Portugal, has re-
Gently been subjected to an unprece-
denied invasion of rats, which has dis
ordered the domestic economy of every
household and made life miserable. Cats
were powerless to check the invaders;
poison seemed to act as q stimulant to
their appetites, and traps only served to
demonstrate the helplessness of mans
ingenuity to cope with the pest. At
length the aid of the bacillus was in
voked, and the municipal doctors were
commissioned to inoculate some rats
with an infectious disease. A suitable
virus, harmless to man, was found,
few rats captured and inoculated, and
then let loose. The bacillus triumphed.
The rats sickened and died with won
derful rapidly, and today Lisbon is
celebrating the conquest Of the vora-
cious rodent.
The mercury in the government ther-
mometer in Des Moines Saturday indi-
Gated II degrees below zero-the cold
est December weather since 1886.
Many people are now convinced that
there is no difference between cold and
coaled. They lead to the same result.
John Higgins, brakeman, who had
both legs cut off In an accident near
Emporia, Kas.. last September, has
made a rather curious settlement with
the railroad company. He is to be
taught telegraphy at the company's ex-
pense. and is to have employment for
life. He is also to be provided with a
pair Of cork legs