Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-28
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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Fitzhugh Lee having predicted that
Spain is soon to become republic
some one else predicts that. such being
the case, the democrats will carry the
first election.
"Henry Watterson is the brains OF
the democratic party" said the fat man
on the street car yes" replied the
man next him, 1.-The democracy has
Waters on the brain"
An English physician has arrived at
the conclusion that much of the leprosy
in South Africa has been transmitted
thru badly cured fish. While giving
this as the chief cause of the diffusion
of leprosy. DR.. Hutchinson obtained
conclusive evidence that leprosy, in
very exceptional circumstances, may
be communicated from person to per-
son. He does not believe that 1T is
either infectious or contagious, In the
proper sense of these words, but may
be communicated by eating food con-
taminated by lepers' hands.
The editor of the Salem, S. D.. Spe-
cial offers copy of his paper free for
one year for information that will en-
able him to empty a pan of ashes out
doors without covering himself with
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come to his relief.
With Hon. Nate Kendall out of the
race in the Sixth there seems no reason
why Mr.. Lacey should not be renomi-
mated by reclamation.
Marconi must look to his laurels.
Professor Jangnos. Swedish astrono-
mer, and head of the Royal Astronomi-
cal Society, says he has established
communication with other planets. He
claims to be in communication with
"Alfomeg,' being dwelling on plan
ct revolving about the star Nova. He
calls his instrument the "ideagraph.'
with which he sends his idea out into
space on ray of light. for be 1T known
the messages sent and received are not
words but ideas. Across the greas gulf
of ether-says the professor-he can
converse with no more sensible loss of
time than in ordinary conversation by
telephone. Commenting on the above,
the Magazine of Mysteries says Mr..
fo1n nh " fy
the forerunner of what scientific intelli-
gence on the planets will be doing. That
they will communicate with each other
by means of electrical vibrations along
teh waves OF ether, the resistance to an
electrical vibration between the earth
and Jupiter being less than between
New York and Boston.
1t is said that poets are born, not
made Then we should put the blame
where it belongs-on their ancestors.
The New York workman who fell into
sewer and was carried nearly two
miles in the stream of filth and utter
darkness, and was landed In East river
none the worse for his trip, should now
be qualified to enter New York poll
tics.
No matter what happens, poor old
England always gets the worst of 1T. If
her armies win a victory in South At
RIGA Alfred Austin proceeds to write a
poem. and IL they lose, Rudyard Kip
ling tells the reason why.
The most tender-hearted man on
Nebraska. His excuse for whipping up
his team and leaving two drowning
women to their fate is that he could not
bear to hear their screams. He is now
in Jail charged with manslaughter and
will have an opportunity to plead his
heartedness before court. It
is to be hoped that the court may be
able to sentence him to penitentiary
term.
There are a whole lot of people in the
world who value material things by the
VI envy tIIey dic cDIe 10 create
by the possession of them. When their
possessions are no longer envied they
have no desire to possess them.
Wonders will never cease. 1t is said
a lot of Chicago people have raised the
sum of S1,0O0,000 to back up an agnos-
tic movement national in character.
Now who would ever suppose that
man would admit there was
anything of which he knew absolutely
1t can't be those university
professors. When they become that
modest, an expert ought to be called to
examine into their case.
The Centurys "Year of American
Humor" is reinforced in the April num-
Der by several contributions, including
.Chimmie Faddensf Discussion of Il
Aiglon and Woman" by Edward w.
for which Steele has made
some taking pictures in illustration Of