Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-15
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

1t is difficult to say which is in the
worse predicament, Germany or Vene-
zuela.
A discussion of the relations between
the railroads and the farmer will be
feature of the meeting of the Kansas
state board of agriculture in Topeka
Jan. 10. Each one has more respect
for the other than existed a few years
ago, when populists were rampant.
On election night Philadelphia pa
per telegraphed to one of Its correspon-
dents: Send zoo words result of cleo
tion.' The correspondent, who was a
managing editor, turned it over to the
city editor, and he turned 1T over to
somebody else, until the office boy got
it. The youngster saw that everybody
was busy, but realized that something
had to be done, and he took chances. He
telegraphed: "There amt no 200 words.
Everything's gone to hi"
Venezuela is enraged by the loss of
her tubs, but 1t has afforded inspiration
for patriotic effort.
Within a few months the postoffice
department will have ready for delivery
a new issue of stamped envelopes radi-
cally differing in form from the present
envelopes. Four styles are to be made,
to sell for one, two, four and five cents.
At present the stamp on the stamped
envelope is elliptical in shape. 1t is in
tended to make one of the new stamps
rectangular, another will be round, still
another will be elliptical, and the other
will probably be square. The full de-
tails have not yet been settled, nor have
the designs been submitted 1t is de-
termined, however, to have each of the
new envelopes distinct in appearance
from the others, so that there will be no
confusion among the different styles
and shapes.
1t is apparent that President Castro
of Venezuela is accustomed to face des-
perate situations, when he boldly de-
fies the great nations of the world
Two girls belonging to a church choir
in Missouri, learning that the preacher
would discourse upon '.Courtship and
Marriage decided to incorporate lit
tie humor in the service by selecting
appropriate hymns. Their choice was
as follows: Faint, Yet Pursuing" AL
most Persuaded" Triumph at Last"
Hasten, Lord, the Glorious Day." Be
hold, the Bridegroom Cometh," and
What Shall the Harvest Be-"
"Your husband appears to be such a
thoughtful man."
ooh, he is! He never forgets to eau
ton me about keeping down the house
hold expenses."-Detroit Free Press.
1t will cost the city of New York rs
cents per cubic yard for the removal of
its snow during this winter. 1t Is to be
cone by contract and the street COM
missioner expects to save $4,000 over
what was paid last year. Another adj
vantage is that the contractor will fur
nish his own horses and wagons, thus
leaving the city force free to keep at it's
regular duty of gathering refuse and
ashes. This will be great boon to the
residential portions, which have sur
fered whenever the force has been set
to hauling snow.
Speaker Henderson was recalling a
last session anecdote about an Iowa
constituent who wrote asking for copies
of the Congressional Record containing
obituaries, and adding ingenuously that
nothing pleased him more than to read
"obituaries OF dead congressman"
.sYour constituent ought to be In costa
.cy next session." remarked Littlefield,
of Maine, "for the whole house is to be
Cannonized."
Mrs. Eleanor Mcbride, who has for
forty years sought the grave of her
husband, who died in the civil war, has
lust found it in the Alexandria ceme-
terry, Virginia
The distribution of seeds which the
department Of agriculture conducts
each wear has already begun, and the
congressman are busy scattering seeds
of kindness III their various districts.
The number of acquisitions for all kinds
of seeds sent by constituents is some7
thing enormous, and the burden OF the
task turns each secretary to MEMBER
of congress into an express agent for
the time being.
On the eve of Minister Wu's depart
IRE from Washington q young woman
of his acquaintance said to him that she
hoped to visit China some day, as what
he had told her about his native country
had been so interesting. But you have
never explained she added, why Chi
uamen take four or five wives" With
grave bow the oriental diplomat said:
my countrymen take so many IN order
that they may find in all of them the
beauties and accomplishments of one
such young lady as YOU"
John D. Rockefeller, head OF the
STANDARD Oil corporation, has been
elected to honorary membership in the
fire patrol of North Tarrytown, N. x.
When he received the official document
notifying him of the honor conferred
the multi millionaire came as near TO
looking pleasant as ne can and he re-