Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-14
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

| since last October fell last Friday ~
region in the United states that could
stay dry during the pas flood is EMU
tied TO all the glory it can get out oil an
arid reputation.
| The efforts of teachers TO increase the
Vocabulary of young pupils by giving
them words to use in sentences of their
Town formation results often in womb
Ircus combinations An Italian boy IN
| Phladelphia doing his best to maste:
| English, was aided in a peculiar way
nv an observation of his fathers Nocab-
ulary. The other day his teacher asked
the word disarrange. The word Is IN
advance of the Italian boys stock OF
| English. and he was sorely puzzled but
100 proud to confess the fact. Later he
handed up paper on which the follow
ing WAS written in round. boyish char
acters: when fodda lighta the ilre
in the morning he saga, 'Damna- dis "a
range"
A farmer living near Louisiana. Mo.
was offered $1,000 for his wheat crop
several weeks ago.and declined it. Last
week the high water came along and
swept his wheat all away.
The Dcs Mones inundation subsidized
after doing an immense amount OF
damage. The Des Moines and Raccoon
rivers reached the highest point since
1851, the water being from four to six
feet deep in much of the overtowed dis
trict. comprising manufacturing and
wholesale districts and residence.quar-
ters. The last to go out were ice houses,
ocding waters left deposit of two or
ceding waters left deposit of tow or
more inches of mud. sand and slime, the
removal of which involves much work.
The flood is the most serious misfortune
the capital city has met with i'll it's his
tory.
According to the tabulated report of
the Cotton and Wool Reporter 257 new
textile mills were begun or projected
during the first half of the present year.
This is Il gain of forty-nine over the
corresponding period of 1901. The south
has been especially active in mill con-
struction during the past three years,
North Carolina leading with Il showing
Of thirty-se new mills. The cotton
industry claims the lions share of these
new enterprises as new mills for the
manufacture of the great southern sta
pie are springing up in all parts of the
south. Even Mississippi and Texas are
entering the field. During the first half
Of the present year Texas has added
twelve cotton mills and Mississippi
eleven. Naturally southern mills COM
pete with New England in certain lines,
hut the eastern concerns are now de-
voting more attention to high-priced
goods than formerly, thus supplying
many lines formerly imported.
The little daughter of a prominent
western senator. relates n Washington
correspondent, has been attending
school during the last winter and her
friends went there on the day of the
closing of school to listen to the eXami-
nation. The teacher asked the class If
the moon was inhabited. The senator's
little daughter, who was sitting in the
front row, wriggled about and raised
her hand. Thinking to please the fond
parent, the teacher asked her. "Yes'm;
one moon is" answered the child. II
don't know about the other" well,
my dear which one IS inhabited?"
asked the teacher. The honeymoon"
answered the child. Its inhabited by
my aunt and my new Uncle john
OF a certain bishop, famous as about
the plainest man in England, the Liver
pool Post tells this pleasing tale. One
day. as this homely parson sat in an
omnibus. he was amazed by the persist
ent staring of a fellow passenger, who
presently unburdened himself as fol-
lows:
You're parson, amt you?"
well, yes; that is So
Look ERE, parson, would you mind
comm ome with me to see my wife,"
Imagining the wife was sick and
needing assistance the clergyman, at
great inconvenience to himself, went
with the man. On arriving at the house
the man shouted to his wife to come
downstairs and, pointing to the aston
ished parson, said, with grin of de-
light:
Look e 'ere, Sairry. Yer said this
mornn' as 1 wur the hugliest chap in
England. Now, just year look at this
blolle!"
The announcement that the Missouri
state board of health has started !, cru
sade against unclean barber shops has
caused people all over the state to hope
that the movement means the exter-
mination of the tonsorial artist whose
fingers smell of cigarets.
Andrew Carnegie have given to KAN
sas towns $2S5,50O for libraries, as fol-
lows: Kansas City, $4,000; Lawrence
$4,000, Leavnworth. 100000; Newton
$4,000; ottawa. $4,000; Salina, S15,-
900; Winfield, $4,000; Emporia, $50
900; Fort Scott. $4,000; Blue Rapids
$500.
At recent session of the German