Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

An inch of the beautiful this morn
ing made our mild winter more realis-
tic.
Two highwaymen rushed into an
Omaha gambling house at a. m. and
robbed twenty gamblers, but were cap
tured later by the pohce, which recalls
the poets lines of the flea, which
Has smaller fieas that on him prey;
And these have smaller still to bite EN-;
And so proceed ad infinitum."
The bunco steerers in Chicago are
working a new racket-that of spying
out passengers on the incoming trains
who are after medical treatment. and in
PRODUCING them to the NJ. ID. tbogus) for
whom they are in search. young man
from Arizona, bitten by skunk, was on
Lis way to Chicago to consult Pasteur
Institute doctor. when fine-looking TEL
low on the train made his acquaintance,
drew out his story, took great interest IN
kim and offered to escort him to the Pas
teur head physician. whom he repre-
scented as particular friend. The suffer-
~ gratefully complied, was taken to
bogus doctor and given some pills for
which the victim paid 500.
The English people believe that peace
in South Africa is not far away, tho
they are basing their hopes largely on
surmises of peace negotiations.
Sarah E. Phipps. Rochester laun-
dress, has written a play, The Old
House by the Sea- which Frohman is
going to put on the stage. Mrs. Phipps
wrote those classical rag time songs,
Take Your Clothes and Go" and Let
Me Bring Those Clothes Back Home
She is also the author of "A Tale of
Tub" and "a Tail of a Shirt" She is
now writing Impressions of a Flat
Iron for Harpers" and Cleanliness is
Next TO Goodness" for the Christian
Herald 1t is not every author that is
as versatile as Madam Phipps, and the
world owes Frohman a great deal for
discovering her.
The Mabel Schofield murder case in
Des Moines is attracting great attention
because of its mysterious character
Whether Charles Thomas is guilty or
innocent of the alleged murder. the
ordinations and determinations CT the
attorneys in the case are serious infrac-
tons of legal ethics.
The preacher said Editors dare not
tell the truth. If you did, you could not
live. Your paper would be failure"
The editor replied: You are right; and
the minister who will at all times tell the
truth about the members, alive or dead.
will not occupy the pulpit more than one
Sunday, and he will find it necessary
tc leave town in hurry. The press and
Lulpit go hand in hand with whitewash
brush and kind words. The pulpit and
the press are saint making partner
ship" And the preacher Went away
looking thoughtful. While the editor
turned to his writing, about the unsur-
lassed beauty of the bride.
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Cecil Rhodes has secured contracts
amounting to several millions pounds
sterling for supplying South Africa, es-
pecially the British troops In that part
os the world. with fresh meat, which VIII
be taken to South Africa i'll refrigerator
vessels from the British colonies and
elsewhere. This is one feature of war
that helps out in a commercial way.
Mrs. Hannah NJ MCPHERSON VINO
died in Baltimore the other day, is to
be buried with a portion of the old
flag which inspired Francis Scott Key
to write THE Star Spangled Banner.
Her husband, the late William w. Nc
Pherson, was the recipient of the nag
which had fioated over Fort McHenry,
for his bravery in defending it in 1872.
Most OF the historic emblem was wrap
ped around Mr. McPherson's coffin
when he died, but a small piece was cut
from it and preserved.
representative Littlefeld. of Maine,
is the fastest talker in the house. He Is
n terror to the official stenographers.
Henry u. Johnson, of Indiana, who
served several terms in congress, was
probably the fastest speaker ever in the
house. He talked more than 30o words
/, minute, Mr.. Littlefield sometimes gets
very close to the 800 mark.
The engravers at the bureau of en-
craving and printing have completed
vgnette of President Roosevelt that
Will always be useful as the official pic
ture of the president. After his death
it may be used on government money
or securities, but not until then. This
vignette was made from what was de-
cided to be the best photograph Of the
president after every photograph he
has had taken in the last ten years had
been examined,
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