Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-03
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

1--WE democrats" says Colonel Henry
Watterson, must get away from Wis
ionary and theorizing politics and adj
dress ourselves to the business interests
of the country" But the business inter-
ests are very shy when democracy pro-
poses.
Dr. Seward Webb, candidate for the
republican nomination for governor of
Vermont, has just completed barn
costing 100000 1t will be seen that he
is no ordinary transformer.
| A Colorado paper presents the fol-
lowing Roosevelt-Funston ticket for
1904: For president, Ted; for vice
president, Fred; platform, spread"
An undertaking firm at Topeka. Kas.,
| formerly of Rock Island ILL.,, is using a
peculiar form of advertisement in or
| Ger to call attention to the excellence
OF its method of embalming. An in
valid from a neighboring state died in
Topeka and the body was embalmed by
the firm referred to. The relatives of
| the deceased, however, refused payment
| for servise rendered and failed to send
the currency required to complete the
cbsequies. In consequence this enter
prising firm has set the now fully pre-
served and nearly petrified corpse in an
upright position in their place of bust
ress where lit is said, the unique adver-
tisement attracts great attention.
Il hope that the differences between
these two gentlemen" said the digni-
fed statesman, twill be patched up"
.Tm afraid it will not be-
at must be. Otherwise we shall be
continually interrupted in our business
by the necessity of patching up the
senators themselves.
Washington Star
In Kansas a Nemaha county farmer
who left a COW tied to q tree While he
Went off for weeks visit was prose-
cuted when he returned, and sentenced
to sixty days in Jail.
1t is surprising with what regularity
the highest floods ever known reappear
in Pennsylvania. az
The legislature of New York has
passed a bill prohibiting live pigeon
shooting from traps. The act is in re-
Spouse to public protest against the
slaughter of the birds by crack shots
last year.
Waterloo's smallpox situation, as dis
closed in the statement of the city mar
shall last Saturday. shows but eighteen
cases In the city. The report is signifi-
cant in one respect, however. 1t shows
but seven cases at the detention hospit-
al, the remaining eleven being quaran-
tined at their homes. Waterloo and all
other cities that have not provided q
suitable hospital will find 1t hard to
purge themselves of the disease while
quarantine in homes is permitted. The
only real system is respectable pest
house conducted by capable. efficient
officials and help, and the absolute re-
quirement that all cases shall immedi-
ately be removed to that place. But ac-
cording to published reports, Waterloos
pest house is an excellent place to stay
| away from.
The president general of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution did not
tell the delegates to go way back and
sit down." She merely requested them
to retire to the extreme rear-of the
hall" and one of the delegates added
land sit down."
After eleven years of work and watt
ing the Sherman statue, by Augustus
st. Gadens, has arrived in New York.
1t is an equestrian statue of heroic size
and is said to be notable achievement
of the sculptors art. 1t will be unveiled
in New York city some time this year.
She-Yes, you say you love me; but
can l trust you?
He-I don't see why not. Everybody
else has to who does business with me.
Boston Transcript.
The wireless message Is progressing
rapidly. From few hundred miles it
has made new record of 1,551 miles of
clear transmission.
The house committee has agreed on
a rivers and harbors bill that dumps
$50, 700, 900 into our streams. Some of 1t
will be usefully expended but there is
q great wastage In such measure.
Prince Henry arrives in Chicago this
evening and can have anything he
wants in that big burg.
How They Grow-First Year-The
biggest trout l ever caught was a foot
and a half long. and he had big fish
hook in his stomach.
Tenth Year-Did ever tell you about
the trout once caught? 1t was over a
yard long, and had an anchor in his
stomach.
New York Weekly.
Shipments of wheat (spring and win
teri from the western markets last
week were 100000 bushels, against L.
225, 900 for the same week in 1901.