Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-09-20
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

Well, Pickett would be all right for
the Third district. 1t needs somebody
to guard the corners.
A central Missouri correspondent, be-
ing pressed for time last week. sent MS
contribution in to his paper thus: we
have two school marms, the hog cholera
and about fifty bushels of potatoes ana
blated fool who married cross-eyed
girl because she had a mule and forty
acres of land. and the same is your
humble correspondent"
According to one philosopher Moth
ing is so hard but search will find 1t
OUT Politicians who make startling
statements should think Of this.
William G. Whitney sailed for Eu-
rope last week, and as the steamerdrew
out from the pier in New York friend
said as he waved good-by: There goes
a wonder. He has made himself not
ed figure in four different departments
of endeavor. He has been successful as
a lawyer, has been eminently successful
in business, has attained almost the
highest honors in politics, fand today Is
easily the leader OF the American turf.
II to these things he added the fact that
he married an heiress, and has been
one of the two Americans to capture
the first place in an English Derby, II
will be seen how large and varied and
successful has been the field OF Mr..
Whitney's activities"
Talk about a strenuous life! The
president has planned to visit fifty
seven towns in seventeen days.
Unless the Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland, pas
tor OF the First Nj. p. church of Topeka.
Kansas, publicly retracts some refer
iences which he made In his sermon last
Sunday, he will be prosecuted for libel.
He accused the state fair management
with being In the liquor business.
Wonder IL Bryan looks with envious
eyes on that new and successful air
ship?
An English nobleman in III health
was out one morning early, YEARLY
taking a constitutional. Walking along
his game preserves he turned a sharp
corner and came face to face with an
Irishman who had the reputation of be-
ing an inveterate poacher. Putting his
hands and what they held behind him,
he preserved a perfectly virtuous as
pect, while the gentleman hailed him
cordially with "Good morning, PATTI
"Good marnin,' yer hanar, an phwat
brings yer haner out so airly this
marnin'? 2" I'm Just walking around,
Pat, to see If 1 can't get an appetite for
nv breakfast. And what brings you out
so early, PATTI" "Och, be jabbers, Oi'm
| lest a-walkin' around to see If OF can't
get a breakfast fer me appetite"
Some of those who are attempting to
Justify Speaker Henderson's mistake
are occupying mistaken positions
1 themselves.
In the Scranton hard coal mines
there are instances where men are get
ting as much as $40 for days work
while in several mines earnings of from
IS to $40 day are common. This is
great temptation to go back to work
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Former Governor Alexander Ram
sey, Of ST. Paul, the only living war
governor, recently celebrated the eigh-
ty-seventh anniversary of his birth.
Talking about great kickers, a 10
year-old Kansas City girl dislocated
her hip in trying to kick gas jet. She
ATTEMPTED to give an exhibition of high
kicking to some of her young women
friends in her room. The floor, how
ever, proved too smooth for such aero
batic feats. and in her first attempt to
kick the gas jet, which was about six
feet from the level of the floor, the girl
slipped and fell. Upon investigation II
was found that she had dfslocated her
hip Joint and fractured her reputation
as a discreet young woman.
While the democratic nominee for
JEOVcrnOr III MASSACHUSETTS, ID AdAiASu
Castor, he repudiates Organism!
Connecticut republicans, in their re-
cent state convention, gave expression
to the full faith of the people of that
state Gin the ability of President
Roosevelt and their entire confidence in
his integrity, and they earnestly look
forward to his nomination as the can
didate of the republican party for the
presidency in 1904" Nearly all the
states are falling into line in this hearty
manner.
1t appears from Henderson's point
Of view that Waterloo is inclined to
repeat itself Step into the current
now, Mr. Boies.
| The wealthy circles of New York
have recently sustained severe shock
over the death of wealthy citizen,
who was drunk and killed In a common
saloon brawl. OF him the Sun says /:
"The Hon. Nicholas Fish, who met his
death on Monday afternoon so violently
and under circumstances so peculiarly
distressing, was a man of distin-
guished appearance, of great pride of
character and reasonable pride of birth,