Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-08
TOPICS OF THE TIMES
The socialists appear to have been
lost in the election shuttle.

In a recent sermon the Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon said: Il have been told that
i o peck of corn will make a pint Of
whisky, and 1 have seen that a pint of
whisk will make peck OF trouble.
Jesse wilkerson, 14-year-old Soda
liza, Mo-, boy, fell Monday and broke his
leg. making the thirty-first time he has
sustained a. bone fracture in his life.
His bones are so brittle that they break
| even from moderate blows.
| Oklahoma needs more northern set
tiers. 1t was carried by the democrats
| in the late election.
J. E. Hall, of Milan, Mo-, probably
owes his life to his rubber boots. He
was standing in his yard one night re-
Gently when his house was struck by
lightning and the bolt passed from the
building to Hail. 1t struck him on top
of the head, burning his hair to the
scalp. Then the bolt went down his
neck, burning off his whiskers. 1t then
passed on down his back and legs, but
left him when it reached its boots. Elec-
tricians say that had the boots not been
rubber the bolt would have completed
its original circuit in the ground and
killed Hall.
The weather bureau will probably
send out searching party for that cold
wave.
The workingmen in Pennsylvania, in
endorsing the republican ticket so
largely, know in which direction hope
rises
Alexander S. Clay (dem), who has
Just been reelected senator from Geor-
g;a, was born in Cobb county, that
state, in 1853. He was graduated from
Hiawassee College in 1875 and studied
law while teaching school, being adj
mitted to the bar in 1877 at Marietta,
Ga. He was a member of the city coun-
Gil in 1SSO-S1, and of the state legisla-
ture from 1884 to 1894 serving as
speaker OF the house, and later as pres
ident of the senate. He was elected to
the United States senate in 1896, to sue
coed General John b. Gordon.
The Illinois Central railroad approves
of and is extending it's telephone service
for the movement of trains.
Solomon had Just suggested cutting
the baby in half.
How foolish!" said one of the claim
ants why not incorporate it and d.
vide the shares?''
This shows that altho the king was
wise guy, there were others.
New York Sun.
The public library which Andrew
Carnegie gave to the city Of Washing
ton, d. c., Will be dedicated December
16 with ceremonies in which Mr.. Car
negie will be called to participate. He
is expected to return to New York
about December / and it is believed
he will accept the invitation to go to
Washington and see the building which
has been erected by his munificence.
The building is of marble and is in one
of the large parks in the heart of the
city. There will be reception in the
afternoon and evening of the dedication
day and the building will be thrown
open to the public.
A waiter, who has been an old mar
it while his master tried to draw the
stuffing thru the side Of bird. Fur |
Their aft, sir" he ventured In an embar-
RAISING whisper; further afte!"-
Youths Companion.
w. r. Hearst, publisher of three pa
pers, all dailies, tas been elected to
congress from New York City district
"Its curious" said Uncle Eben. No
body wouldn't think of tryin' to play de
banjo wifout takin' a><sw lessons, but
evybody thinks he could step in an
run de gov'ment wifout no practice
whatever. Washington Star.
1t is doubtful If the repairs on the
white house would have been completed
so soon had not President Roosevelt /,
forced his way into the II
mansion and driven out the workmen.
The very day he was able to discard
his clutches he went over there and
easily discovered that large amount
Of unnecessary pulling down and build
ing up was going on There and then he Il
that he proposed to eat his Z
dinner and sleep in the white house on 4
Oct. 30. In vain the contractors pro- J
tested. The president stuck to it, and e
In the end had his way. f.
w. J. Spillman, of the United States
of agriculture, is preparing
4 map of the United States made of /.
PLANTS to be exhibited at the st. Louis !,
exposition. {
George r. Stuntz. who first discovered {
ron in northern Minnesota died at Du- s
nth the other day in extreme poverty, /
a1tho his discovery resulted In making I
out of a score of other men.
1t is intimated that Chicago's new
,ostoffice building, when completed, .
will not be adequate for it's growing !,
service. Four years ago the Chicago 9
,ostoffice employed 1900 carriers and i
Jerks. Today it employs 1000 Four
years ago the revenues were barely S
"A 600 900 today they are above $S,0OO.- {