Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-05-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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That excellent southern Iowa daily.
the Creston Advertiser, has found ex-
ransion necessary, tho contrary to the
political faith and dogmas of its editor,
and is now an eight-page paper Ex-
pansion is logical consequence of
prosperity.
The New York board Of health has
|amended the laws so as to prohibit
splitting on sidewalks floors Of public
buildings. public halls of tenement
houses, hotels and lodging houses, the
aters, halls or other places or buildings
in which there are public assemblages,
station platforms or stairs of elevated
o rsteam railroads, ferry houses and
ferry boats. The owners or those in
| cotnrol of all such buildings and places
are ordered to keep permanently post
/ ed in such places notices forbddng
{, splitting and provide sufficient and
| proper receptacles for eXpectoration.
| The action was taken as the result o!
| a letter from DR.. Hermann Fl. Biggs, in
which he said that the pollution of pub
| lie places led to the inevitable trans
portation of dangerous material on
particularly on the skirts Of women, in
to private houses.
The village of Tarkio, Mo-, with a
population OF 1000, claims that it has
ten shade trees for each inhabitant
The Misourian is able to find use for
about ten mere shade trees than the
busy Iowan has need for.
ses
That foreign missionaries have their
difficulties to contend with is too OBJ
vious for mention. but 1t seems that
home missionaries have troubles of
their own. An attendant in London
bushes house was recently approached
by a furtive looking stranger. This
suspicious person, dressed in somber
black, came quite close to the attend
ant, and then, raising his eyes from the
ground, whispered tragically, Are you
prepared to die?" The attendant wasn't
and he caught the suspicious one by
the throat and half throttled MIN.
"transpired" that he was an amateur
missionary inquiring after everybodys
spiritual needs.
A monument to John Fitch, in War
minister township, near Doyleston, Pa,
at the spot where he propelled his first
steamboat, will be dedicated on May
81. While resident there in 1885 he
conceived the idea of using steam as a
motive power, the thought coming to
him one day as he was watching
wagon moving along the road. Origin
ally he intended to drive land vehicles
by steam power, but after some expert |
ments he resolved to direct his labors
to steamboats,. The trial trip of his
model was on the mill dam on the
farm, later owned by Gen. John Davis, |
and at that time known as the Watts
farm. The members of the party were |
stationed about the dam to catch the
boat when 1T came ashore and turn 1t |
back. The fire was lighted. the boat |
ments' delay She started putting away
up the dam. Several hours were spent |
In the experiment, and at the end of |
that time the little steamboat was de-
clared a success. Fitch then carried it |
home under his arm, being sure that
the problem of propelling boats thru
the water was solved on that day. In
17SS Fitch built steamboat that made
several successful trips on the Della
ware between Philadelphia and Bur-
lington. The boat met with so many
accidents. however, that Fitch was I'M
able to secure the necessary financial
support, and was forced to abandon his
work Twenty years later Robert Full
ton, native of Lancaster county, i'm
proved steamboats, so that they became
OF practical benefit.
Occasionally expert testimony goes
wrong. The day Mont Pelee blew out
It's side a scientific commission exam
ined the ground and reported that st.
J. iSiiC MttS SdiC. llc
has not been heard from
since the eruption.
The Washington Post tells OF an
Iowen named johnson who was Il can.
.idate Cor consulship, and the Iowa
We're backing him for the
place. They finally found a vacancy to
which the president promised to an
point their candidate. Thereupon Mr.
johnson went to the state department
TO undergo the usual examination as to
his fitness. He had no trouble until he
reached the sixth question: How
many Hessians came to this country to
fight for the English"
Johnson didn't know, but he did not
propose to be left entirely. This is what /,
be wrote for an answer:
"A great many more came than ever
went back"
Tor hundred years Portland, Maiuc,
has been the American port most init
mate with Martinique. Many of the
30 wr,illc within fjftv miles of porfIa "a