Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-09
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

| tor Hanna to the front as Il pfeSlueHtliti
possibility are ont of tune with the
people. Hanna himself believes that
Roosevelt is the coming man.
President Castro of Venezuela is eX-
! pected to assume personal command of
| his army to lead a "forlorn hope" effort.
| Empire state will fall into line with
other states in indorsing, Roosevelt
and what Platt says still goes in New
| York
Here is definition of fame given by
| ex-Speaker Reed at the Bowdoin COM
mencement dinner: Fame" said he.
lis largely a matter of accident. Being
| in the right place at the right time, and
| doing the right thing, or, better still.
making people think you are doing the
right thing, is about all there is to
fame This definition gains much in
effectiveness when fame is pro-
nounced with the ex-speaker's WE'LL
known drawl.
The Springfield Republican says that
every recommendation made by Cover
nor w. Murray Crane, of Massachus-
etts. in his three annual messages has
been enacted into law by the successive
| legislatures.
az Woman's Idea of the Tariff is an
interesting contribution to the Times
Republican from Mrs. Nellie Reed
Cady, who tells of her efforts to master
the question While abroad. and of the
admissions of free traders of the
weakness of their theory. 1t will be
found elsewhere in this issue.
Perhaps it might have been better to
favor the ship subsidy measure in view
of the splendid inland facilities for
boating.
Senator Bailey. of Texas, who as
saulted Senator Beveridge, has re-
turned to Texas without attempting to
punish Judge Penfield, who called him
an ass, and accused him OF deliberately
misrepresenting facts. Bailey said be-
fore starting that when his attention
was less occupied he would read PEN
fields statements; then he would con-
suit with his friends as to the course to
be pursued by him. In conclusion he
stated that he would not say to repre-
sentatives of the press what he thought
of Judge Pentield and his statement
until after he had expressed himself to
Judge Penfield in person. There are
still signs of blood on the moon.
quartermaster's storehouse, cost
ing $4,000, will be built by the war de-
partment at Omaha. 1t will furnish
supplies for large part Of the western
army.
Charles j. Devlin, of Topeka, Kas.,
carries life insurance to the amount of
S1,o50.OOO. Only one other man in the
country carries policies in greater
amount. John Wanamaker. whose in
surance is sl,5Oo,0Oo.
A Utrecht correspondent tells this
story of the way eX-President Paul
Kruger spends his nights. He retires
at s p. M, but gets up al a. m., "dons
and sits down to read his Bible. smoke
and drink tea. The teapot is set over
u little spirit lamp. and he brews it
strong. And thus he sits from 1 until
3 o'clock, reading and commenting
aloud On the Bible texts. AT o'clock
rest until 5, when he rises for a fresh
days labors." Mrs. Fawcett has been
telling the Women's Liberal Unionist
Club at Cambridge that it is we'll
known in Pretoria that Mr.. Kruger so
far from deserving his wife, tried to in
refused At the last moment he sent
again to her, putting at her disposal a
safe escort to the Portuguese frontier
Her reply was: Il will remain where
am. 1t is you who have kindled this
fire, and you ought to stay to put it
out"
Sturgeon, No. if one may judge from
the eloquence with which recent one
inspired a local scribe. THE wedding, ;"
says village paper, "as tho d thunder
bolt had descended from a cloudless
sky, was great surprise to our people,
and set the town to echoing and re-
echong the glad tidings." The court
ship, too, was none of your modern
commonplace wooings Note: Little
Cupid, with FURNISHED arrow at once
commenced his matrimonial maneuv-
ers. Homer, young. strong and ambi-
tious, made noble confession of love
to the rosy-cheeked maiden of his
choice and was accepted"
Her Lucky Daughter.-Mrs Wiggles
Lam sakes! what We fixin' up so fer?
Mrs. Backwoods-W'y hain't ye
heerd that Hattie married one o. them
French fellers, with a ferrin' title, an
s comm home next week?
Mrs. Wiggles-Do tell! Did she mar
ry one o. them counts?
Mrs. Bacllwoods-M me! guess
he's bigger'n count. She says in her
letters that he's chaffeur-Judge.
A Model-"Oh, no." declared the
younger one ''my husband never goes
10 oI,,hc or any 9th placeS of amuSe-