Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-08
Eurrinu -]2rpuhra Fridap 1902

tournament play, and few are capah'e
of PLAYING against men without over
cXertion
Henry NJ. Flagler, an original STAN
dard Oil man, is immensely popular
With the Seminole Indians of Florida,
all of whom ride free on his Florida
East Coast railroad Mr.. Flagler owns
Il vast dead of property i'm that state,
including numerous splendid hotels.
His fortune is estimated at some $50
100000.
Senator IIoar has bought a house in
Washington on Connecticut avenue two
squares from Dupont circle. Ii is a
three-story brick struct-re OF about II
dozen rooms. His old neighbors are in
terested in this. of course, and SO the
senator explains: III is a modest aud
SIMPLE house in one of the more hunlbl.
sections of the city. tho large enough
Tor us. The statement made i'm some of
the papers that | paid for part of tho
property only is an error. paid Sis. 900
for il and borrowed the money here in
Worcester Ii is in portion of the city
where real estate is rising. and by the
end of my term / hope to sell it at an
advantage. Mrs. Hoar and have spent
thirty three years boarding in the hc-
tells of Washington. / do not feel that It
is safe that either of us should be ex-
posed TO the ills and infirmities OF ad-
age. where. if either should be
H. strangers need be called to minister
to us. woman friend of ours is to
have charge of the house,
James w. MCGEE. a farmer living
near orrick. Mo. took a chance on po-
Iatoes this year and used 200 acres in
raising them. His venture has proved
I great winner From seven acres alone
ne has taken about $500 bushels, and
he expects to sell his entire crop at 80
eents a bushcl. He estimates his ex-
penses per acre at $43.39 and his net
profits at S12,412
President Merrill of Fisk university |
POINTS out that the Well educated and |
Competent negro doctor has an amazing |
among the 100000 of his |
ace. President Merrill knows of twelve
negro doctors in Nashville alone. ali /
loing Well and six of them amassing
property. He reports that ii is easier
or colored physician to build up a
elf-supporting practice than for the
White doctor.
With due regard for the summer
mood of magazine readers the August
atlantic has been made primarily II fic-
ion number,-notable for many eNcei-
mt stories. Norman Duncon. Arthur
'olton. Jack London and Alice Brown
group of stories with a singularly
'ide range of setting and interest. No
SIS readable is the EDITORS seasonab.e
aper on The Short story wherein
re set forth those traits of good narra-
We writing which make us look out
18th new eyes upon the many featured. Z
abitable world"
The Japanese are laging war upon q
losquitoes and are making arrange
tents for Japanese translation OF Or. z
O. Howard's book ON that pest
1t would seem almost criminal care
ssness that q wreck of such great
'oportions and disaster should occur G
the Milwaukee railway near Rhodes. Ia
hat somebody Numbered or failed to
:ercise safe caution is apparent in
ew of the slaughter of sixteen men
Id the manning of forty others. 1t z
as as disastrous as a battle encounter.
Stella-Mabel tries to keep it a Sc 6
ct that she is engaged
Bella-9es, and Clara tries to keep it &
secret that she isn't. {
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