Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-14
TOPICS OF THE TIMES


largely of her fathers strong common
sense Few young girls could stand in
the strong light she has been subjected
to without blinking. But Alice seems to
favor Teddy.
The Venus of Milo has ordered a new
wardrobe for her next appearance at
Charles City. The Godiva business
doesn't go there This being clothed
all in chastity" and nothing else is per-
MISSILE to statues in some places, but
Charles City insists on the glad rags"
The fiercest attack yet made on the
Venus de Milos at Charles City oc-
CURED at the recent school election,
when an elector in an impassioned
speech broke off her leg.
Two interesting souvenirs from Adj
nliral Dewey's flagship Olympia have
just been placed in the building oc-
cupied by the offices of the department
of construction and repair at the
Charlestown navy yard. They are the
of the Olympia when she fought at
Manila, and the scroll bearing the
ships name which was attached to
the stern. Both were removed to
make room for more elaborate orna-
ments.
While the absence of snow and the
presence of spring sunshine is making
northern Iowa a delight the Shenan-
doah Sentinel is complaining of the
rudeness of the school boys in snow
balling passers- by.
Prince Henry of Prussia" says
THE Philadelphia Record, since his
arrival in America has been the re-
cipient of many amusing gifts from
persons entirely unknown to him, but |
it has remained for Philadelphia |
woman to carry off the palm in this
respect. She canvasses for an acct
dent insurance company. and the other
day she sent to the Prince, with her
compliments, an accident policy for
$4,000, covering the period of his So
JUN III tilS COUNTY,. OHe Is HUGH
chagrined because she has received
no acknowledgement from the dis
singuished visitor"
When Mr.. Frederic Harrison was
In this country year ago, the offer of
Mr.. Carnegie to provide buildings for
sixty-five free libraries in Greater New
Vnrly OF acfi 8 |
s5,20O,00O, had just been made known.
The Englishman was amazed when he
was told that nearly $50,000,000 had +
been realized thru gifts and be-
quests in America during the preceding
year, three-q quarters of which was to be
-ure. What would he say to the ire
total for 1901, which, as COM
piled by Appleton's Annual CycIopaedia
Just published, amounts to s1O7,360,-
700, the greater proportion of which
$ to be devoted to the spread of
According to this COM
oilation, Andrew Carnegie made do &
titles in the United States amounting t
n all to $13,S13,000. These figures, of t
course, do not take into consideration
he endowment of $10,O0O,0OO for
rational university at Washington
The list, as given by Appletons', is
5000 or more for public purposes
hat We're made or became operative :
n the United States in 1901, exclusive /
# ordinary UNCONVENTIONAL contri-
buttons for education and benevolent
One perquisite of the United States S
enate is that members are supplied a
With mineral water at government ex-
'ense. The bottles of fizz water are =
upplied by colored messengers, who .
ring them in buckets of ice, like Il
The excuse for the ex-
'ense is the poor quality of the Po- t
omac water. Tillman's recent ebulli- n
ion might charitably be traced to a
his custom. May be he was full of
eltzer tho "prunes" have been limited :
-. 1
According to the Post petition is
kelly to be presented to the city coun-
ii of Shenandoah, praying them to
ass an ordinance against whist play
lg. The billiard players, billiards r
eng game somewhat frowned upon y
i Shenandoah 1t appears, are respon- l,
Ible for the anti whist agitation. They Il
lain that the whist craze in Shen- ..
ndoah is demoralizing to old and W
Dung, familiarizing them with cards, &c
egetting love of gaming in allits ruin
us and self-destroying forms-that it
is vicious and corrupting in its ten
encies and injurious to society.
The State Register is to be called w
pom to defend libel suit instituted u
v Mr. John c. Tate as q result of an ~
iitorial published last Tuesday. The ~
iitorial referred to and which is made
he basis of Mr.. Tate's suit was headed ia
An Atrocious Crime" and dealt with G
larges against the Hull-Prouty q
managers made In the affi-
avits of one l.. l.. Gray and published q,
/ Des Moines morning newspapers. p
he Register claims to have treated S.