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

terest in the animals under theiI
charge and to encourage the use OF
powerful cart horses, more suitable fol-
heavy work in and around the city, \
parade of this kind is an annual event
in London, and often GOO single hitch.
ups pass in review before the double
and four-horse rigs are reached. The
rule in London is to allow no new
horses or harnesses to be shown.
|
/ Porto Rico has a strong disposition
to devote itself to practical matters. An
automobile line for the benefit of tour
lists is making regular trips across the
island from San Juan to Ponce. A plan
is under consideration to place power
full automobiles, drawing trailers, on
! the same road, for freight purposes.
| Many fine roads are under construction
| in the island. and the slow bull carts
hitherto used to carry freight will soon
| disappear.
| A lecturer on the mistakes of history
says that Ethan Allen did not utter at
the taking of Fort Ticondcroga the
ringing phrase with that event in the
mind of every schoo! boy. Instead of
informing the British commander that
he demanded the surrender of the
stronghold lin the name of the great
Jehovah and the continental congress-,
he shouted: Come out of that, you old
rat!"
"Ah!" exclaimed the popular actor,
who had been besieged by matinee girls,
Il suppose you want my autograph,
too"
well, yes" replied the demure young
woman. THAT will do if you have a
bank account. Your autograph on a
check will answer I'm bill collector"
Philadelphia Press.
"The Philadelphia Times" tells of a
little Philadelphia girl who was per-
mitted to go to certain Sunday school.
altho the denomination was not that of
her parents. Not long ago her mother
felt that she was old enough to be bap-
tized with full understanding of the
significance of the ceremony, but of
course insisted that the baptism be per-
formed in the church which the mother
and father attended. To this the tot
demurred; she wanted be 'wetted for
Dod" as she expressed it, where her
playmates and friends could see her.
The mother was firm, however and
finally the wee miss became dutiful to
the extent of suggesting this coinpro-
mise: well, mamma. let us fix it this
away: I'll get wetted in your church,
and then, if it doesn't take. l can go and
get wetted in my church"
These warm spring days make bath
ing peculiarly seductive. But, beware!
The London Lancet expresses the dan
ger Of too frequent bathing in these
moving terms TOO much bathing is
harmful, at is tends to maceration of
the superficial part of the epidermis,
and occasions probably too rapid pro-
liberation Of the cells of the malpighian
layer"
Major Beck. OF SeUala, says the
Kansas City Journal, Ought to stand
we'll with Senator Clark, the Montana
multi millionaire. When Clarke was
young and poor he taught school year
near Georgetown, Pettus county Then
having heard of the gold discoveries In
Montana, he determined to go there and
seek his fortune, andl he borrowed the
money from Major Beck with which to
make the trip"
A story is told of negro evangelical
who held night services in a
chapel formerly used by the Anglican
church In hymnal which had been
left he found an old familiar hymn suit |
able for his sermon, but the Roman I
number CXIX somewhat confused him, |
and he was embarrassed as to how to
announce the hymn. AS was the the
custom, he read the stanzas thru, SEEM |
ing still confused. He then re-read the |
first stanza, which did not seem to aid |
him in helping the congregation, now
very much bewildered. Proving re-
doubtable, he Strengthened himself up,
and seemed to grasp the situation at
glance, and in stenorlan voice eX-
claimed, Brethren, let us sing the
Skee-six hymn"