Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-06
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

The Iowa idea stands for about 10000
republican plurality.
! oregon should have been included in
4 the number mentioned yesterday as
having previously held an election.
The sentiment in favor of biennial
1 elections has not ceased to exist, tho
/ the late temperate campaign made the
demand less strenuous.
The sun is inclined to smile for awhile
lover the result.
/ When Mr.. Tseng, the new Chinese
consul arrived at his post In New holh
there was considerable surprise that MS
4 wife. instead OF being small -footeo
oriental woman, is a fair-haired, PINK
checked, broad young En-
glish woman. She and her husband met
when he was attached to the Chinese
legation in London. They were mar
ried three wears ago and have one child
boy of years.
Twenty-Five oil companies are MAX
Ing their headquarters in Chanute, has'
some of which really have derricks. The
oil may manifest itself later.
| The supreme court of the United
States has affirmed the Michigan SUI
preme court decision that the silver
dollar is a legal tender. The white
metal gains a needed victory occasion
ally, altho the price of silver is now at
a low ebb.
The west is credited with saving the
G. o. p. this time.
&as
The prohibitionists, as usual, are
lingering around the small end of the
horn.
AS a result of some rough hazing
in connection with the freshman ban
auet at Lehigt University two sopho-
mores were expelled. The freshman
and sophomore classes have agreed to
abandon all forms of hazing Ii the FAC
ulty will reinstate the two men. 1t Is
expected that the faculty will consent.
Lehigf is not the first college whero
the worst forms of hazing have been
given ND as ., result of such an in
cident.
Kansas republicans did better than
their Iowa brothers by electing an en-
tire delegation to congress. Kansas
sent one democrat to the present house.
"a miss is as good as a mile" after
# is all over, but it is uncomfortable
to have democrats shoot close.
Of the reckless misuse of big heaps or
powerful explosives, there have peen
disturbing instances of late. One OF the
most astonishing of these was the mr.
iug of a half ton of powder on the
Canadian side of the Niagara river.
Rocks were driven over the whole space
of the broad Horseshoe Falls, and
man was killed outright on Goat Island
while another was injured fatally. Rig
orous measures should be taken every
where to check outrageous abuses In
blasting.
It is not always necessary to help
the lame duck over the stile. Cripple
Creek, Col, produced $22.000,00O in gold
in the last ten months. and will push
the figures up to s27,0O0,0Oo before the
year closes.
Boston's famous crooked streets are
soon to be thing of the past as a
movement is on foot to straighten them
out.
During a visit to the south with an
eclipse expedition some years ago an
eminent American professor met an old
negro servant, whose duty it was to look
after the chickens or .Le establishment
where he was staying. The day before
the eclipse took place the professor, in
an idle moment called the old man to
him and said: Sam. If tomorrow
morning, at IL o'clock, you watch your
chickens you will find they will go to
roost." Sam was skeptical, of course,
hut when at the appointed time next
day the sun in the heavens was dark
ened, and the chickens retired to roost,
the Negroes establishment knew no
bounds. He approached the professor in
awed wonder. "Massa," he asked.
"how long ago did you know dat dem
chickens would go to roost?" "Oh,
long time" said the professor, airily.
did you know year ago, massa q
yes Then dat beats the debil!" ex-
claimed the astonished old man; dem
chickens weren't Matched a year ago"
The beggar had q notice UP, Deaf
and Dumb" and the passing philan-
thropist stopped in front of him.
| I'D like to give this man something, 7
he said to his companion, but how
am I to know that he is deaf and
| dumb?"
Read the notice, SIR whispered the
beggar, cautiously.-Chums.
| Good stories come from Scotland as
well as porridge and bagpipes. The last
is quite admirable in its way. trav-
eler observing an ancient couple argu-
| ing and gesticulating in the road, in or
der to avert bloodshed, asked the cause
| Of the dispute. Were no deesputin' at
| a." answered the man; we're bath O.
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