Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-08
9arsaloun auu Friday upust 1902

tournament play. aud few are capable
o. playing against men without over
eXertion.
Henry Nj. I'lagler. an original stan
dard Oil man, is Immensely popular
with the Seminole Indians OF Florida,
all of whom ride free on his Florida
East Coast railroad Mr.. Flasler owns
a vast deal Of property in that state,
Including numerous splendid hotels
His fortune is estimated at some $50
100000.
Senator Hoar has bought a house in
Washington ON Connecticut avenue, two
squares from Dupont circle. ii is "a
three-storN brick struet>re of about u
dozen rooms. His old neighbois are i'm
terested in this of course, and so the
senator explains: III is a modest and
simple house in one of the more humble
sections of the city. tho large enough
Tor us. The statement made in some Of
the papers that | paid for part of tho
property only is an error. | paid SIS 900
for ii and borrowed the money here in
Worcester. Ii is in a portion of the cit,
where real estate is rising, and by the
end OF my term I hope to sell it at an
advantage. Mrs. Hoar and have spent
thlity-three years boarding in the he
tells of Washington. / do not feel that It
Is safe that either of us should be eX-
posed TO the ills and infirmities of add
Nancng age. where. if either should be
i'll. strangers need be called to minister
to us. A woman friend of ours is to
have charge of the house,
James w. MCGEE. a farmer living
near oriick. Mo, took chance on POI
tatoes this year and used 200 acres in
raising them. His venture has proved
n great winner. From seven acres alone
he has taken about $500 bushels, and
he expects to sell his entire crop at 80
cents a bushel. He estimates his ex-
penses per acre at $3.50, and his net
profits at S12,472.
President Merrill of Fisk university
points out that the educated and
negro doctor has an amazing
opportunity among the 100000 of his !
race. President Merrill knows of twelve |
doing we'll, and six of them alnassng
property. He reports that ii is easier
cor a colored physician to build up a |
practice than for the
white doctor.
With due regard for the summer |
mood of magazine readers the August |
Atlantic has been made primarily n fic- |
ion number,-notable for many eNcei-
ant stories. Norman Duncon, Arthur
'olton. Jack London and Alice Brown
ave contributed,-eaol of their best
group of stories with a singularly
vide range of setting and interest. NO
oss readable is the Gators seasonab.e
~ per on The Short story wherein
re set forth those traits of good narra-
i've writing which make us look out
With new eyes upon the many featured,
world"
sss /,
The Japanese are baging war upon
nosquitoes and are making arrange
nents for a Japanese translation of DR..
;. O. Towards book on that pest
1t would seem almost criminal care z,
,ssness that q wreck of such great
roportions and disaster should occur (
n the Milwaukee railway near Rhodes.
hat somebody blundered or failed to (
safe caution is apparent in
lew of the slaughter of sixteen men
nd the manning of forty others. 1t {
Tas as disastrous as a battle encounter.
Stella--Mabel tries to keep it a Sc
ret that she is engaged. Il
Bella-Yes, and Clara tries to keep ii
secret that she isn't.
New York Sun.
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