Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-06
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

TOPICS OF THE TIMES )
Down is Missouri wolves are so nu-
merous in southern Jackson county that
they carry away chickens and pigs.
Tallerand said: The art of putting
the right men in the right places is the
first science of government; but that of
finding places for the disconnected is
the most difficult. However, they are
generally contented with any old
place
NO minister is perfect any more
than other men are writes the ex-
minister to China, Charles DENLY, in
the March Forum. and if he has any
weakness the newspaper men will find
it out. If he is poor and cannot enter
tain largely he is denounced as stingy.
If he spends money lavishly he is APP
ing royalty If he is attentive to the
fair sex, he is immoral; if not, he is a
savage. Even the missionaries some
times attack him. One of them kindly
told me that he had 100000 men in his
church behind him. l told him in reply
that had 75,0o0,000 behind me-"
1t cost Polk county about $1,000 for
the care of smallpox cases in the short
month of February.
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The Topeka Capitals voting contest
to determine the sentiment of the peo
pie of Kansas on the liquor question
now stands CAT for prohibition and 331
for resubmission. Evidently the ma
jority is quite willing to submit 20 the
kind of prohibition that is in vogue
there.
The Rev. j. A. Kring was a witness in
trial at Fort Scott, Kan, the other
day, and before he was sworn he asked
the justice If he might be permitted to
justice responded that If the jury had
no objection he had none. Thereupon
the preacher walked over to the jury,
kneeled down before them and offered
up a duplication. He prayed that the
lord would keep them from all evi. and
guide them to a right understanding.
and he prayed that each witness would
be mace to realize that If he swore
falsely he would be visited by the wrath
of God. When the trial came to con-
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lost. Apparently it was another Of
those mysterious dispensations that
leaves confusion in it's train.
A Clinton councilman went down to
the station and sought trouble with a
fireman named Cook. A lively miXup
occurred in which the fireman put the
down for the count. The
fireman is still on duty but the council
man is in bed.
During Prince Henry's visit to Chi
cago an old Irish woman. wearing an
immense pair of old-fashioned spec
tacles, created much amusement, as the
of carriages turned the COR
ner of Broadway and Olive street, in
carrying out determination to see
Prince Henry or die In the attempt. She
succeeded in doing the former, after be-
ing in imminent danger of the latter.
She lodged in and out among the
steeds until Prince Henry's
carriage hove in sight. Then she plant
ed herself firmly in one spot and stayed
there until his royal highness had
The old lady gazed long and
steadily at Emperor Williams brother,
and when the royal visitor had rolled
beyond hearing distance she turned
around and remarked to those standing
around her: why. he looks just like
any other man."
A Yates Center paper says that a
man and woman put UP at local
hotel. When asked to register the man
wrote "W. E. r. hoffman and wife, Nor
from, Mo-" And a paper says the hotel
proprietor did not catch onto the truth
until the couple had paid their bill and
City Journal.
The Rowan correspondent of the
Wright County Monitor seems to be
short on bird dogs and residences and
ong on oil stock, judging by his fol-
owing offer: 1.-The writer has a hum
lred shares of Texas oil stock which he
would trade for a good house and lot, or
n event of not getting a house and lot
would consider propositions for trad
ng for good. sound yellow bird dog.
f we take dog 1t must be one with
small appetite and a we'll formed head"
The southern representatives In con-
yress are opposed to the Loud bill plac-
ng the rural free delivery under
,ontract system. They claim the mail
will gravitate entirely into the
lands of negroes and result In a care
cssly conducted, makeshift service.
Whatever might be the result in the