Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-18
THE HAPPY Ass.

rolls, and about 100000 claims pending.
Many of these claims are duplicates
and will not be allowed. Almost half
the claimants have filed two claims,
che under each law. so as to be sure OF
getting pension under one of them.
About 10000 pensioners die each year.
and from this time on the rate of deaths
will be much higher.
Five seniors of Nebraska State Uni
versity have notified President Andrews
that Booker T. Washington must not
be the commencement day orator at
that institution, altho already invited.
Sir Conrad Reeves, chief justice OF
Barbados who died a short time ago,
was mulatto who rose from the
humblest social condition. He began
life as newspaper reporter and event.
uaIly came to be regarded as the great
est statesman. ablest lawyer and most
patriotic of all native West Indians. AT
the time of his death he was so years
old.
President Eliot of Harvard is plan
ming a western trip to occupy Two
months, during which he will visit
twelve states and make twenty-five
speeches. Iowa would welcome him as
visitor.
Excepting Texas, Kansas has the
largest permanent school fund OF any
state in the union, it exceeding $1,000
600.
In Oklahoma, T. c. Brickel. living
near McLoud, has a herd of 800 Angora
goats. which he says are the real
things as exterminators of ragweed and
brush"
According to Little Rock advices
Senator James K. Jones political future
is the issue of the fiercest compaiSn
ever known in Arkansas politics. GOV
ernor Jefferson Davis is out after the
scalp of the chairman of the democrat
lie national committee, and declares
nothing else will satisfy him. The
campaign, which began two months ago
with personalities and mud Singing,
has already the stage of yttuperation
and villification, and this means great
deal in southern state. Jefferson
Davis is a new factor in Arkansas poll
ties OF humble, even obscure parent
age, he developed the ambition early IN
life to achieve distinction, and, In spite
of the difficulties he has had to con-
tend with, he feels that his boyhood
dream is fast becoming reality. He
brides himself on being self-made
man, and champion of the common
people" He served term as attorney
general. and so distinguished himself IN
that office that he was nominated and
elected governor in 1900 without serious
opposition.
The placard in a Buffalo clothing
store window Pants. SO cents leg.
seats free" has been outdone by one IN
tailor shop window of East London,
which reads Dandy kcksies. with
WfOuSlty DutloIS anu OH CT LIZ eeAiN>
nent down the sides. Cut saucy over
the trotters. Half monarch"
"Who represents the defendant In
this case?" queried Justice Hall, OF
Chicago after he had announced that
the case of the People agt. Arid had
been reached on the docket. Il do" re-
piled Stephen A. Douglas stepping be-
fore the bar. "And the prosecution will
be handled by?" Robert Il. Lee
Pm more than glad to meet you. gen.
tlemen," declared Justice Hall, warmly
"Your names are quite familiar to me-.
The spectators in the court looked
amazed as they listened to the CONVEX
sation at the bar II tot them was both
dead" remarked small boy. Lee, q
distant relative of the confederate gen
eral is city prosecutor at the Harrison
street police court, and Attorney Doug
las, son of the Little Giant" repre-
scented the defendant in a larceny case.
This is how Edgar l.. Wilson got the
appointment as marshal for the south
ern district of mississippi: When Mr..
Wilson went in to see the president
about the appointment they had chat
about boys. During the presidential
campaign of 1900,' said the MISSISSIPPI