Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-16
cleveland Leader.

as follows: THE Lord Bishop of Eco
o (Ohhio), the Lord Bishop of Misery
(MissourD, the Lord Bishop of British
Gehenna (Guna)."
A small boy went to church alone
last Sunday and heard a sermon on the
character and deeds of the strong man
of Israel. He came home much dis
gusted. II didn't like the sermon for a
cent" he said. TT was all about Sam
son, not word about Dewey or Roose-
welt or Funston or Bob Evans or any of
the other fellows"
Now it is alleged that the bottom Of
the strawberry boxes are arched up
ward. But the buyer is always sure to
get basket at any rate. He gets some
thing for his money.
/ Not the least striking revelation that
has been made in connection with the
recent outbreak of volcanic activity in
the West Indies is the fact that the sea
| bottom near Martinique has sunk about
/ 5000 feet below its former level Over
how wide an area this subsistence ex-
| tends, and whether it is to be regarded
a cause or an effect of the eruption, are
questions which it is to be hoped the
experts will undertake to answer
Denmark Is progressing In political
methods The two branches Of her
Legislative assembly are in deadlock
over the proposition to transfer her
West Indian possessions to the United
States.
| A curious check was presented to the
cashier of bank in Tonawanda, N. z,
lrecently. This check, which was for
/, $40, was made payable to "the sweetest
of the sweet" and was presented to the
cashier in the ordinary way. The CASH
expression in the body of the check,
asked in innocence: who is the
sweetest of the sweet?' II am" replied
the lady. kindly indorse it that way
said the cashier. She did. And as her
| husbands account warranted it, for,
drawn it, "the sweetest of the sweet"
received her money.
| Tiger Tanner Nixon gave UP the job
because Croker wouldn't let him into
the cage with the animals He grew
weary of wearing the tights and span
giles and being denied the whip of au-
thority.
| The editor of the Review of Reviews,
DR.. Albert Shaw, in an address deliv-
cred at Chicago University some time
ago, voiced his disbelief in the alIega-
tions that labor is becoming a state of
servitude or bondage. He said among
other excellent things: Not only is ii
not in the least true that money, capt.
tai, mere dead material possessions, are
getting the better of human flesh and
blood, and that mankind is coming I'M
der a new form of slavery, but exactly
the opposite is true. Capital and labor
of course, must continue in association
with each other, but of the two it is
labor that constantly grows stronger"
A Clinton correspondent tells of local
anglers who went spearing." Evidently
the term angler has local sgnifl-
canoe at Clinton. Out here in the in
terror of Iow:. SO far from being All
angler fellows who spear fish are GRIM
mails.
1t is said that no les than 10000 new
settlers have passed thru st. Paul this
year The Pioneer Press has been in
terviewing the railroad agents, who
keep an eye on the movement, and it |
finds that $4,000 of the settlers went
over the Great Northern and Northern
Pacific to points west of the western
line of North Dakota $4,000 stopped off |
at Dakota points, 1900 settled in Min |
nesota, 10000 located in South Dakota, !
while the Omaha and Wisconsin Cen
trail roads hauled 1900 into northern
and central Wisconsin.
A Voice of Protest-"Dis water cure
is something OATS got to be stopped"
explained Meandering Mike. It's too
crool an unusual to be stood"
DO you know what it is?" asked
Flooding Pete
"'Course. I've been froo 1t. hadn't
been in Jail fifteen minutes before dey
made me take a bath."-Washingto
Star.
Several commercial organizations in 4
Montreal have passed resolutions ia
voring retaliatory tariff measures
against the United States They are
doing themselves moro harm than the
United States, however, in this action.
The Springfield, Kan, Register OBJ
serves that the injury, which recently
allowed damages amounting to one cent
to a woman who sued a man for undue {
in hugging her, has fixed /,
the price at figure that brings one of
the delicacies of all seasons within the i
reach of the slimmest purse. 4