Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-10

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| Carnegie has demonstrated the POSSIBLE
tiles of rich man. He has virtually
bought himself place in history and in
| spite of the purchase 1t is place as
honorable as any won by deed of daring
or act of craftsmanship.
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| The Marshalltown woman who oc-
OCCASIONALLY looks for man under the
bed. will be surprised to find an in
stance where he is discovered in the
bed, as noticed in the local columns.
With a crop of 22700O00O bushels of
| corn raised in Iowa this year, or an av
crage of 100000 bushels for each coun-
! ty. the farmers Of each county in Iowa
will have money to spend for Christmas
goods.
Illinois has $50 coal miners unions,
with a membership of $4,000. 1t is a
strong Industrial force at times and an
ugly army at others.
Representative Charles Curtis, Of
Kansas. who is always returned by his
constituents, has Indian blood in his
veins and is proud of it. No Indian
who visits the great father at the
white house feels satisfied unless he has
seen and talked with Curtis They re-
gard him as one of the guardian angels
of the Indians In congress.
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to condemnation of the trading stamp
fad.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Shaw, of Chica-
so, have just sailed for southern Eu-
rope, where they will start upon the
most extensive automobile trip ever UNI
dertaken. including a journey thru
northern Africa, in a new automobile
now being constructed for them in Par
is. The tour will cover more than 5000
miles.
| Governor Miguel A. Otera, OF New
Mexico, is about to move in the direc-
ton of stopping the yandals who have
been dismantling the homes Of the cliff
older than the pyramids.
Professor Jones, a Missouri school
teacher, has just issued his thirtieth an
nual challenge to all the world to spell
against him. The conditions are that or
binary English words shall be used; the
contest to last four hours; the words to
be pronounced by a competent person.
and written by the contestants The one
missing the fewest words is to get q
Webster's unabridged dictionary. Pro-
fessor Jones challenge has been accept
ed twice in the thirty years. and he has
won both times
| The loss of life in the navigation OF
the great lakes this season was 1872,
which exceeds all previous records
! Gabriel" said the Doctors wife,
have you settled yet with Lawyer
Sharpe for conducting that case for you
in court last year?"
| NO." said the doctor. ut was about
that time you remember, that operat-
| Sa VA iAtAAi Az dppSiidiSAlSs anu = NdllI "
know what his bill is before make out
mine. I suppose he's waiting for the
same reason. Chicago Tribune.
1t is believed that the new isthmian
canl treaty will meet with no opposition
| In the senate, and that 1t will be
promptly ratified, as 1t ought to be.
| Representative Henry c. Smith Of
Michigan is in favor Of furnishing rural
| free mail boxes without cost to the
farmers exactly as the letter boxes are
FURNISHED in the cities. He has present
ed bill providing for free uniform
boxes in place of those now In use, the
design to be approved by the postmaster
general. The proposed measures pro-
vides for a heavy penalty upon persons
who wilfully and maliciously injure,
tear down or destroy any box selected
by the postmaster general for the safe
deposit Of mail matter.
Mexico has the smallest navy In the
world in proportion to her population.
Twelve million people are protected by
fleet of two dispatch vessels, two UNI
armored gunboats. each carrying one A.
| ton muzzle loading gun and four small
breech leaders, and five second -class
/ torpedo boats This feet is manned by
| ninety officers and 500 men.
| Revised Proverbs for Christmas.
Better buy early than late.
| A present in hand Is worth two In the
store.
| Give the other fellow his due.
A cat may look in the display win
dow.
A big purse seeks big stores.
| A little present pleases; much puts
out the fire.
| All gifts are not to be questioned.
| A wandering buyer gathers no goods.
| Be sure you have the cash, then go
ahead.
| Better poor gift than none at all.
| You can't spend your money and still
have it.
| Presents, like chickens, come home to
roost.
Delays are dangerous for the buyer.
Don't hang your stocking until the
time comes.
Enough presents is as good as more.
Every buyer is the architect OF his
own Santa Claus.
Fain hearts never won full stocking.
God makes the giving spirit and man
makes the mistakes.-Ex.
A uoman's Awful Peril.
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