Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-12-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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AT any rate, the rain has helped lag
CARDS to clear off their walks.
The European powers may hem and
haw about the arbitration proposal,
but they'd better make the path clear
General Baden Powell. the popular
English warrior, was at luncheon re-
Gently where a celebrated physician
was his fellow guest. The doctor was
chatting the soldier and said: How do
/ YOU feel after killing man profession
ally?" The general replied in his char
| acteristic silky tone: ooh, don't mind
lit much more than you do, dare say.
A woman at Buffalo, New York,
who masqueraded as man, and had
| a leg broken, thus disclosing her sex,
| boasts that she has voted for seven
years She recognizes the fact that
lit is a gratifying thing to be voter.
| 1t may be that farmers will be en-
! abled to get into their corn fields later
on.
Boer farmers of the Transvaal have
contracted with a Lathrop, Mo-, firm
for the shipment of 10000 mules to
South Africa. The upset price for the
animals is said to be S10,000,00o. The
mules are of superior grade and are to
be used in restocking the Beer farms
devastated by the late war; A shipment
of 900 has already been made.
Kansas may follow the example of
Iowa, for a bill will be introduced i'll
the legislature providing for the treat
naent of habitual drunkards at the asy-
lums. The democrats will resist the
measure, according to report.
The tests made in the city of Wash
ington in the use of the automobile in
the collection OF mail under the direc-
ton of the superintendent of free de-
livery have, it is said, resulted satlsfac-
torily, and report to this effect is ex-
nected to be made shortly to Postmas-
ter Merritt. The automobile was put in
where the mail collections are heaviest
and was used for collections almost ex-
clusiyely 1t was shown that the yehi-
Gle could get over two routes IN the /
time consumed by the regular collector
In covering one, demonstrating that in
making two collections day the auto
mobile can do the work of four men,
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S. and it's members will have an oppor-
tunity TO consult their constituents /
about the measures they ought to pass.
Medicine for Him-"His wife has
treasured all the letters he wrote to her
when he was counting her; keeps them
by her all the time
Gracious! She doesn't read them
over, does she?"
mo, but she threatens to read them
to him whenever he gets obstreperous."
Philadelphia Press.
Winter is scheduled to begin tomor-
row, with the shortest day, but this pro-
gram seems odd in locality where it is
regarded as being nearly half over.
A Respect for Figures.-"What do
YOU consider the most important branch |
of education"
Arithmetic" answered Mr.. Cumrox;
give a boy plenty of arithmetic. What
Flights the careers of so many young
men is the failure to realize that you
can't subtract a $4,000 expense account
from a $1,000 income"
Washington Star.
The fuel situation in Washington, d.
c., is growing as serious as in some
other localities. The difficulty seems to
be congestion of freight traffic, making
it almost physical impossibility to get
the anthracite here as fast as needed.
Many churches are without fuel, the
capitol is burning cord wood, several of
the department buildings are burning
fuel oil, and soft coat is in general de-
mand.
Secretary Hitchcock's recent order
that Indians must support themselves
has driven many dignified savages to
work.
'I have heard nothing about the ship
subsidy bill for many months, and l
am of the opinion that 1t is dead beyond
redemption" said Representative Hull,
of Iowa, recently. Those who have this
measure up their sleeves have probably.
caught something of the widespread
spirit of opposition. Another report
states that the merchant marine COM
mittee is deadlocked on the ship sub
sidy bill and that neither favorable
nor unfavorable report is likely at the
present session. Let 1t slumber for
awhile.
A typical opinion as to trust 1egis-
Iation is voiced by Congressman Henry
sherman Boutell of Chicago. Said he:
i observe that people have been build 5.
tng d great deal in this matter on mere
ak What they build is quite spec