Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-04

mentioned in the scheme. The slip o
paper is two inches square and printed
but the signature, which is that o
Henry Harrison, is written. The amour
of the lottery prize, cost of the ticket:
and the good use TO which the profit:
. were to be put are subjects of which
the verger of st. Peters is in ignor.
ance.'
The limit of the session of the Lousi-
ana legislature which met on May Il is
sixty days and this unusual selection OF
a day of meeting recalls the fact thai
there are now only five other state leg
islatures which do not begin their SEES
sions in January.
The board of control has bought about
Si.1O0 worth of tobacco for the con-
sumption of inmates of state insutu-
lions. There We're purchased nearly
1000 pounds of chewing and about 500
pounds of smoking tobaccos. 1t would
seem that during term of imprison-
nlent it would be an excellent opportu-
nifty to reform this filthy habit, but a
trial convinced the board that denial of
| tobacco was subversive of discipline.
|
Oregon, which had its state election
Monday, is one of the few states in
which the prohibition party is making
Roadway In 1896 it polled 919 votes in
Oregon; in 1898, /2,2l9, and in 1900 (No-
vember), 2,516. When, some years ago,
constitutional amendment for the es-
| Enlistment of "a prohibition law was
submitted to the voters of Oregon 25,-
! 600 votes We're cast in it's favor, and in
close election the prohibitionists. who
| cast 1857 votes at the state election of
/ 1900, would be factor of some impor-
lance.
South Carolina has state election
this year State officers, members of
the legislature and members of con-
Sress will be voted for in November,
but the actual election will be in Au-
gust when the democratic primaries
will take place. The delegates chosen
then make all the nominations and
{ nomination to an elective office by
democratic conventions in South Caro-
lima is equivalent to an election. Two
years ago the governor Of the state was
elected unanimously and there was no
opposition to his colleagues on the
democratic ticket. In the contest for
congressman only one republican in
any of the seven districts of the state
polled more than 1000 votes and the
South Carolina legislature is made up
of los democrats and one republican
The base charge that woman is I'M
able to keep a secret is disproved by
Signor Marconi's selection of a woman
tc assist him in his wireless telegraph
business. Perhaps Marconi is revengine
himself on the sex by forcing this
woman to keep the secret code.
From all the scientists seem to have
discovered in their dangerous observa-
lions at Mont Pelee they might as we'll
have remained in safety.
S. B. HOWE. of New Zealand, where
q carrier pigeon postal service is in OPP
Grafton of which Mr. HOWE is the orig
inator said to Kansas newspaper re-
Gently regarding his peculiar method of
carrying mails: My carrier pigeon
service would not be satisfactory or |
necessary in the United States or any |
other place where the telegraph is used |
for the transmission of messages. In /
New Zealand there are many small ISL |
known. For many years the residents |
of the smaller islands have had no /
means of communication except by slow
boats. l established carrier pigeon
service that is under the control of the
government. 1t is success in every
detail. The rate of pigeongrams is one
or "a cents in American money.
came here to purchase American hom
ing pigeons. expect to visit all the
big lofts in the United States before 1
return to New Zealand
The italian bootblacks in New York
who have been paying So annual license ;
ZEE for every chair which they have
been using at their stands, have con-
rived a merger" and Community of
interests" by setting up a single bench
With three or four seats and paying on
y the So rate for the entire space 4
which cost them $50 to S25 previous to i
he merger" 1t is question to what s
heights of commercialism these boys
night rise If they were located in Con-
lecticut. :
An instance of the remarkable pros
,erity of the farming districts is rela.- ,
d by one of the, Times Republican
raveling agents, who has been working y
n the rural mail routes al Deep River L
n u days drive he observed twelve new Il
arns and six new farm houses. One of {
hese residences had cost $4,000, and I
IL We're modern and roomy, with mod :
m conveniences in the way of bath
ooms, furnaces and the like. The So :
citor was greatly impressed with the i
and prosperous condition of Y
he Poweshiek county farmer. =
II wouldn't be surprised" said the I
lrctic explorer, "to see the automobile c
Introduced here soon.'' .
Don't you believe it," replied the p
Use native, "the faithful dog of these e
arts will continue to be the Eskimo e