Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-17
TOPICS OF THE TIMES

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In view of the prohibition Of stimu-
|lants about the capitol it seems strange
that the senate would favor an extra
session.
There is shortage of ice reported by
tie dealers at Davenport, who are con-
|siderably worried. Perhaps they real
lie how the consumer feels who gets
ten pounds in the refrigerator and
twenty on the book.
Judge Gaynor. of the supreme court
in Brooklyn, has raised question
which may make burglar hunting even
more dangerous than at present. LII
an opinion handed down in the case OF
Duncan Young, convicted OF having
killed George Eberhardfi in New YORK.
several years ago while aoung was at
tempting to escape after having been
surprised in the act OF burglary the
nudge asks: rs burglar who at
tempts to escape when discovered in an
attempt to break into house and kills,
when opposed by force. at some dis
lance from the scene of the attempted
burglary, guilty of murder? The judge
grants Young new trial and raises the
question OF whether a burglar may COW
er himself with a plea of self-defense.
the race suicide question Herr
Schmidt. a German letter carrier
who has record of twenty-five chill
dren, having begged an audience the
kaiser said in reply: No. no! Tell
Herr Schmidt to go abou; his business.
/ do not want to encourage large fam
lies. Children are costly luxuries to
poor man, and this Herr Schmidt must
cost your public school budget more
than he ought to. If there were many
Schmidts taxes would be much higher
and then there would be a pretty row"
A memorial to congress signed by 20'
Albany with the idea of interesting con-
gress In a deep sea canal between the
Atlantic and Lake Erie. The memorial
was accompanied by letter which
filed eight large typewriter pages with
reasons why the national government
should undertake the construction OF a
continental system OF deep sea water
ways and the canalization of all of the
rivers and their branches on the cont1-
nent which discharge their waters into
the Atlantic or Pacific oceans or the
Gulf of Mexico. A committee was
named Ito call an international conven-
ton, including all the people OF the
continent of North America, in support
Of the creation of continental system
OF water powers"
There's ne'er man OF Irish blood
At home or far away
But binds the emerald on his breast
To celebrate the day.
Mid arctic Ice meath Indians un
No matter where he's at
He wears a sprig of Irish green
For ireland and Saint Pat.
A New Jersey clergyman proposes to
demonstrates for the edification OF man
kind that st. Patrick was a full-fledged
Baptist. The basis OF tho claim is that
st. Patrick baptised by immersion. If
the Jerseyman succeeds in attaching
the famov5 saint to the Baptist de-
nominations clergymen Of the mother
church who bear the name of Patrick
will be obliged to forsake the patro-
nynic and forswear allegiance to New
Jersey.
"Now. President Roosevelt's letter"
remarked the womanly woman, Should
make us think"
"Yes," replied the sele-centered So
ciety woman, eve been thinking how
nice 1T would be If we could only start
a movement to make storks fashionable
for hat trimmings
Philadelphia Press.
Mrs. Jagsby-My husband told the
truth for once when he came home at 2
O'clock the other morning and I asked
him where he had been.
Mrs. Mixen-Indeed. What did he
say?
Mrs. Jagsby-He said he didn't know.
In Sweden there Is an order Of merit
by an organization known as
the Royal Patriotic Association upon
employees and domestic servants for
long, faithful and efficient service UNI
der the same employers. 1t includes
and managers, clerks.
engineers. mechanics. arti-
sons. factory hands, cocks, coachmen.
chambermaids, private secretaries and
every other person working for fixed
wages in regular permanent employ
ment. Names may be proposed to the
society for consideration, when an In
will be made, and If found