Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16


of the troubles that might have en-
broied his nation in War by a less wise
and conciliatory course
1t is said of former Marquis OF
Townshend that when young and en-
gagged in battle he saw a drummer
killed by a cannon ball which scat
tered his brains in every direction. His
eyes We're at once fixed on the CHASTITY
object. which seemed to engross his
thoughts A superior officer. observing
/ him, supposed he was inundated at
the sight and addressed him in man
ner TO cheer his spirits. Oh said the
Young marquis, With calmness, but Sc
! yerity. II am not frightened. | am
such a quantity of brains ever came to
be here"
II suppose you are glad to be free .
Il don't know about that answered
the Filipino general. Its good deal
like having to go out and hunt for work
instead of having your meals brought
to you."-Washington Star.
Joe Howard, the veteran newspaper
writer was among those who listened
| to one of Bourke Cockran's recent
speeches. Later he uttered this char
acteristic criticism: "Bourke Cock
/ not only has great gift of CAB. but
! puts ideas into phrase more felicitously
| mt
Beecher, and / have heard them all
! from Webster to Mckinley.
James Ping, of Springfield, Mo-. kept
! tab on the number of times local Wits
! asked him regarding his brother Pong.
Finally they totaled up an even 5000
| and Mr.. Ping makes solemn announce
ment that the next man who asks him
the venerable conundrum is sure of i
! fcrcible reply.
| Frank l.. Coombs. who represents the
First congressional district of Califor-
MIA, is the only man in congress born on
the Pacific coast He was born in the
Napa valley in 1853.
4
Senator Joseph " Quarles, of Wis
consin is in i'll health, and will start in
a few days for Alaska. After his re-
turn from the north he will spend sew
e,al months in travelling thru Wash
inston, Oregon and California.
| The sum of $4,000 is in the hands of
4 IN ho fl.l n
the doctors who attended the late Pres
| ident Mckinley at Buffalo, and of the
| persons who had charge of the funeral
ceremonies. This money was provided
| by special appropriation that was
passed during the last days of congress,
1 and the secretary of the treasury was
charged with the duty of disbursing it.
SO far, no claims have been filed. and
none of the doctors has submitted a
bill a time limit of two months is
placed on the appropriation, and If the
claims are not all in within sixty days
/ the money is to go back into the treas
ury. 1t is understood that the doctors
| concerned are comforting and that they
/ will present their bills at once.
/ In his recent Grafton at the centenary
of West Point academy General Hor-
ace Porter uttered this epigrammatic
| advice, good for soldier and civilian
| alike: "Never under-rate yourself in a
battle, and never over-rate yourself in
a dispatch"
SO
Porto Rico has strong disposition to
devote itself to practical matters. An
| automobile line for the benefit of tour
| lists is making regular trips across the
| island from San Juan to Ponce. plan
1 is under consideration to place power
| full automobiles, drawing trailers, on
the same road for freight purposes.
| many fine roads are under construction
| i'm the island, and the slow bull carts
hitherto used to carry freight will soon
disappear.
eff people are so crazy for outdoor
exercise | don't see why they don't get
nm garden hoeing parties and such
| things
"Wouldn't do at all. The difference
| between exercise and work is that eN-
ercse accomplishes nothing
Chicago Post.
Railroad managers are complaining
| that their new fast trains are not pay
| ing out, except in advertising the roads
| enterprise. 1t is probable, too, that it
| will be found that wearing out lnachin
cry in going beyond a normal or rea-
sonable speed is not profitable.
The people of Maryville, Mo-, once
| had trouble over a hog law. The city
council passed an ordinance prohibiting
hogs from running at large. Some of
| the residents of the Fourth ward, which
was then Familiarity known as dog
town" protested, and the question be-
| came an issue in the city campaign.
The republicans nominated Gus Romas-
ser, a leading merchant and society
man. for alderman from the "bloody
Fourth The morning after the pri
maries a delegation waited on him at
his store. Gus" said the spokesman
.,We've come to ask you how you stand
on the hog law" Gus was nonplussed