Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


1t may be that you will find as much
difficulty in bringing down a turkey
next week as President Roosevelt en-
oountered in his bear hunt.
what are you doing here?" de-
manded the irate farmer of the boy he
had surprised in his chestnut grove
"Nutting, sir replied the frank little
chap as he strove to hide the nut bag
behind his back. Judge
The Chicago Inter Ocean gives rea-
sons why Cannon is to be the next
speaker, from its point of view: Mr..
Cannon is thus honored because of
what he stands for. He presents the
triumphant republicanism of Illinois.
He represents the progressive yet con-
sentative republicanism of the nation.
He is bound to no special interest. He
does not believe tariff schedules should
be the same yesterday, today and for
ever, but he sees that this is no time to
tinker with the tariff. He is for pros
perity and progress. He is with the
best thought in his party, and with the
president That is why he is to be the
next speaker
The corn crop never appeared so
large as it does now to the farmer who
has big field of it still out of the crib
Wall street latterly is more inclined
to show itself to be a maelstrom than a
volcano. 1t has been getting the drop"
On many spectators.
The widow of Wathena (Kansas)
section foreman will not sue the COM
pany for the death of her husband, who
was run over by train. A friend gave
her this wise hunch: Let the lawyers
alone. Your husband was an old and
trusted employe of the railroad; the
railroad company viii do a great deal
better by you than it will by a lawyer
who wants to get the case into the
courts" The outcome will be watched
with interest.
1t seems probable that President Lou
bet, of France, will visit the st. Louis
exposition in which case he will receive
d warm welcome from the entire nation
A New York druggist, in speaking of
the drug trade recently, made a some
what surprising statement as to the
prescription trade of a modern drug
store. Ten or fifteen years ago." he
said, ut was the custom, when a doctor
called upon sick patient, to write out
a prescription and have 1T filled at the
drug store. Nowadays, two-thirds of
the doctors carry their own medicines,
no matter what school they belong to,
and the prescription business has thus
practically been taken away from the
druggist. Modern invention in the prep
aration of drugs and medicines is what
has done 1t. Doctors now are enabled
to carry good-sized drug store right
along with them In tablet form, and the
number of prescriptions is growing
fewer each year. There is now not much
necessity of the prescription clerk stay
ing all night in the store. Druggists
are nowadays depending for their in
comes on the soda water counter, pro-
pHetary articles, perfumes, toilet sun
dries. the public telephone booth, the
investigator of the city directory and
the postage stamp buyer"
In Germany a discussion has been
started urging German children to drop
mamma" and papa" in favor of
.'mutter' (mother) and water" (fa-
ther). 1t has been urged that mamma"
is borrowed from the French But an
unpatriotic phiIologist has upset this
Argument by declaring that mamma"
is probably the oldest word in the
world, that it has been in daily use
thousands of years before France was,
iect of Asia and Africa.
'Where do yez keep the jam, num-"
inquired the new hired girl, who was
trying to familiarize herself with her
surroundings.
1--WE keep it in different places" said
Mrs Tucker, until Tommy finds out
where it is, and then we don't keep
1t at ALL" Chicago Tribune.
DR.. Richard j. Calling, the we'll
known inventor of the famous machine
gun, who is now at work on motor
pow. celebrated the forty eighth ami
yersary of his marriage to Miss San
ders, of Indianapolis, at st. Louis on
Oct. "a Mrs. Cuttings parents were
Kentuckians. Her sister was the mother
Of General Lew Wallace. DR.. and Mrs.
Calling have three children, all of
whom, as we'll as their parents, live in
| New York. The celebrated inventor
thinks his new pillow will revolutioniZe
agriculture on the great farms of the
west. The plow will be run by gaso-
line motor of sufficient power to propel
the machine with the shares at any
depth up to twelve inches. The pillow
will not only pillow, but harrow, roll and
seed the ground at the same time, thus
| saving one-f fourth the cost of planting.
| Philadelphia clergyman who had
neglected all knowledge sof nautical af-
fairs was asked to deliver an address
before an audience of sailors. He was
discoursing on the stormy passages of
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