Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-19
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

down the Pennsylvania Baer before
trying the Mississippi animal.
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Secretary Shaw tells this story of his
second race for governor in Iowa, when
he failed to carry his own county. He
was chatting with witty Irish cobbler,
who dryly congratulated him on his
election. Yes, I'm glad to be elected,
said Mr.. Shaw, "but I'm sorry to have
lost the county where l live Pat didn't
say word. What do you think about
it, Pat?" persisted the successful can
didate. "Begorra! it's the divil's own
pity We didn't live in every county OF
the shtate," was the explosive reply.
The Iowa delegation in congress has
expressed it's neighborly relationship to
Illinois by endorsing the candidacy OF
Cannon.
The defeat of the amendment to in
crease the per diem of the members of
the Kansas legislature from SO to $40
will not stimulate the ambition of some
of the statesmen of that common
wealth.
The fire at Weston, Mass, last week,
destroyed the famous John F1agg Tav-
ern, which antedated the revolution
many years It was here that President
Washington passed night on his way
to Cambridge and Boston in 1889, and
In 1898 President John Adams occupied
the chamber previously that of WASH
ington. On the following day he re-
ceived an address from the townspeo-
pie, and his reply is still preserved in
the Weston town library. What rem
ders the loss of this memorable tavern
the more to be regretted is the loss by
this fire of the old colonial flag of thir-
teen stars, which for many years float
ed over this tavern from the date OF
Washington's visit.
The Mississippi bear is something
like the southern hog; he knows how to
run. President Roosevelt's hunt having
ended without bringing one down, he
will resume his more successful work in
the statesman field.
According to an Omaha correspond
ent of the Chicago Tribune. D. III. Hoff-
man, Union Pacific machinist getting
SO day. has received the palm as the
most extensively dressed man in that
city. The extent of his wardrobe was
brought to light in a trial in Omaha,
where a man was charged with stealing
a suit case full of clothing from him.
While under oath he stated that the
grip contained Sc worth of neckties.
'.How many neckties have you alto
gether?" asked the attorney. He re-
Piled: Il have $500 worth of necktiss."
The court gasped and the attorney
turned pale. rs the rest of your ward
robe in proportion?" asked the attor-
ney. ut is" responded the witness.
Hoffman was dressed faultlessly.
| Usual Work-Pepprey-- the
matter, Cholly? You look weary.
Well--aw--I was just think
! ing-aw-
Pepprey-Ah! no wonder you're ex-
/ hausted. Philadelphia Press.
| Men who take advantage of pros
! porous period to swell their liabilities in
| the hope of securing greater gains must
| face the reckoning period when ii
comes. Failures are usually the result
| of attempting to carry too much sail
in the way of credit. Such failures may
be expected in any period.
! Catches of fish were never larger OH
either side of the Atlantic. More than
| fifty millions of herrings We're taken in
nets in one haul of the boats off the
| English coast. An eastern exchange
suggests that if the prices of cattle on
/ the ranges and in the stock yards are
kept so high that the poor may be COM
relied to Danish beef from their tables,
the salt water crops are SO profuse and
abundant that they will go a long way
to supply substitute.
Don't you dread the approach of
winter"
''No'ndeed," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkly. "'Tain' de approach dat both
| ers me; it's de arrival
i Washington Star.
According to the Tribune the return
flow of currency from the west to Chi
! cago seems finally to have set in. Al
some of the local banks doing a large
country business it is said that con-
i siderable amounts of money are now
4 being received, the daily receipts show
ing a steady increase. AT the same
time shipments of currency are natu-
rally falling off. There is no reason t.
believe that the shipment season is over
as yet, but it is estimated that the
/ amount now going out is not much, il
/ any, in excess of 25 per cent of thai
which is coming in.
In Kansas City Thomas w. Sellers, {
printer. was fined $500 Monday morning
in the police court for having beater
his wife, Emma. He will be in the
workhouse one year unless he pays. L
IS hoped the penalty will be enforced
Heavy rains fell in California las
| week bringing the rainfall to date
much above the average. These rain:
AVE been we'll distributed, SO that they
cave done the utmost good to farmers
| tool, prowars and miners The result